Weather Records on 26 February 1948

498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1948. Highest significance: Rosalia, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1948

On 26 February 1948, 498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 479 daily.
Rosalia set a daily record precipitation of 31.2 mm (1.2 in) on 26 February 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

498 stations

498 station records on 26 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rpf 126 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	130.1 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flint	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

498 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 479.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

401 broken records

Margins by which the 401 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 750.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1948

Top 20 records on 26 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1948	Rosalia, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1948	Rpf 126 Mile, AU	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Lacombe Cda, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Lacombe Cda, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Hillsdown, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Anthony, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Pullman Exp STN, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Silver Lake, US	monthly snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Kotkhai, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Perangery, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Waukee, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Springdale, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Uitkyk, ZA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Silver Lake, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1948	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 years	36 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 498 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	391
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1