Weather Records on 26 February 1934

1,091 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1934. Highest significance: Anna 4 N, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1934

On 26 February 1934, 1,091 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 844 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 1,082 daily.
Anna 4 N set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 26 February 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,091 stations

1,091 station records on 26 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Champhai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond City Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lungleh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,091 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 483, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 361, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 26 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	483
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	361
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 26 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 1,082.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

991 broken records

Margins by which the 991 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1524.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1934

Top 20 records on 26 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1934	Anna 4 N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Champhai, IN	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Salisbury, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Reidsville, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Rogersville 1 NE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Gainesville, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Resaca, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Marshall, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Portland, US	monthly snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Philo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Richmond City Locks, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1934	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 1,091 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 200	983
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1