Weather Records on 26 February 1949

255 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1949. Highest significance: Kingston SE, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1949

On 26 February 1949, 255 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 243 daily.
Kingston SE set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 26 February 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

255 stations

255 station records on 26 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saltora	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lofty Summit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avondale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundallio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ignace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrappa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

255 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1949

Top 20 records on 26 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1949	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	La Grange, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Huntsville, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Adelaide (Pooraka), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Weslaco, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Lillydale, ZA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Dilley, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Ricardo, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Broome Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Lake Moraine, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Welverdiend (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1949	Pearsall, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	46 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 255 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 1949-02-26: 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 50	211
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	3