Weather Records on 26 February 1932

782 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1932. Highest significance: Namakkal, IN.

Key Facts for 26 February 1932

On 26 February 1932, 782 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
627 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 87 monthly and 694 daily.
Namakkal set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 26 February 1932.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

782 stations

782 station records on 26 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denkanikottah	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paramathi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sankarankoil	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coimbatore	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doraville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

782 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 280, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 119.

Records on 26 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	280
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 87, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1932

Top 20 records on 26 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1932	Namakkal, IN	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1932	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Tiruttani, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Tiruchengode, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Denkanikottah, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Omalur, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Cheyyar, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Paramathi, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Sankarankoil, IN	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Wandiwash, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Anacortes, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Olga 2 SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1932	Coimbatore, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1932	Chilliwack, CA	all-time rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1932	Forest Grove, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 782 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-26 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1800	1
1803	1
1806	1
1808	2
1814	3
1815	1
1827	2
1847	1
1855	1
1858	3
1861	1
1862	1
1868	3
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1879	1
1880	1
1882	4
1883	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	3
1891	3
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	10
1900	13
1901	4
1902	11
1903	2
1904	17
1905	3
1906	8
1907	16
1908	11
1909	26
1910	16
1911	22
1912	33
1913	8
1914	40
1915	26
1916	44
1917	55
1918	26
1919	95
1920	73
1921	91
1922	47
1923	80
1924	125
1925	59
1926	121
1927	78
1928	232
1929	455
1930	400
1931	169
1932	782
1933	380
1934	1,091
1935	295
1936	529
1937	329
1938	349
1939	842
1940	370
1941	302
1942	294
1943	128
1944	998
1945	566
1946	595
1947	538
1948	498
1949	255
1950	658
1951	818
1952	305
1953	198
1954	440
1955	716
1956	385
1957	849
1958	941
1959	188
1960	1,068
1961	515
1962	1,516
1963	1,010
1964	269
1965	536
1966	483
1967	846
1968	471
1969	578
1970	416
1971	780
1972	491
1973	336
1974	494
1975	483
1976	1,389
1977	925
1978	619
1979	990
1980	712
1981	1,093
1982	855
1983	721
1984	654
1985	465
1986	2,189
1987	1,686
1988	673
1989	1,283
1990	1,683
1991	619
1992	1,142
1993	1,909
1994	1,004
1995	1,210
1996	1,639
1997	1,289
1998	1,734
1999	650
2000	2,064
2001	848
2002	1,372
2003	1,498
2004	993
2005	645
2006	607
2007	780
2008	964
2009	1,036
2010	1,202
2011	1,573
2012	408
2013	1,277
2014	715
2015	1,363
2016	645
2017	486
2018	1,228
2019	1,754
2020	587
2021	589
2022	583
2023	572
2024	1,016
2025	429
2026	1,194

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	585
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	7
40 to 50	5
50 to 60	2