Weather Records on 26 February 1944

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1944. Highest significance: Centerville 6 SE, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1944

On 26 February 1944, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
643 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 932 daily.
Centerville 6 SE set a daily record precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 26 February 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 26 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Handia	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sanganer	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rewa	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Netarhat	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Allahabad Chailk	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hariharganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 234, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 409, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	234
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	409
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 66, daily 932.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

825 broken records

Margins by which the 825 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1944

Top 20 records on 26 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1944	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Handia, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Sanganer, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Rewa, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Netarhat, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	New London, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Walnut Grove, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Allahabad Chailk, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Newport, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Springview 2NW, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Kuturi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Banda, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Bird Island, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Karchana, IN	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Superior, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Belle Isle, CA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1944	Teonthar, IN	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	35 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 998 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 50	806
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2