Weather Records on 26 February 1940

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1940. Highest significance: Sable Island, CA.

Key Facts for 26 February 1940

On 26 February 1940, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 363 daily.
Sable Island set a daily record snowfall of 32.5 cm (12.8 in) on 26 February 1940.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 26 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalna	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Represa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

304 broken records

Margins by which the 304 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1940

Top 20 records on 26 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1940	Sable Island, CA	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1940	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1940	Drevja, NO	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1940	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1940	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Oroville 1 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Lares, PR	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Strawberry Hill (Bos), ZA	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Lemon Cove, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Los Gatos, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Orderville, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Kalna, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1940	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	24 years	27 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 370 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 100	297
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1