Weather Records on 26 February 1938

349 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1938. Highest significance: Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1938

On 26 February 1938, 349 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 331 daily.
Macarthur (Glenhuntly) set a daily record precipitation of 42.2 mm (1.7 in) on 26 February 1938.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

349 stations

349 station records on 26 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macarthur (Glenhuntly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkeld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heywood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Germein (Telowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bassett Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birchip Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

349 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 90, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	90
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1938

Top 20 records on 26 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1938	Macarthur (Glenhuntly), AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1938	Penshurst (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Bigga (Woolbrook), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Willaura (Yarram Park), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1938	Yarram, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	monthly high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Dunkeld, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Tbilisi, GE	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Barkerville, CA	monthly high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Banff, CA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Vanersborg, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	55 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1938	Newport, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	32 years	23 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1938. 1938 had 349 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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Data for records on 1938-02-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	252
10 to 20	21
20 to 30	10
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1