Weather Records on 26 February 1950

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1950. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 26 February 1950

On 26 February 1950, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 594 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.7 mm (1.6 in) on 26 February 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 26 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seleng	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kuzhithurai	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilanesberg-Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ormesby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sibasa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 225, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 145, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 26 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	225
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	145
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 26 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 64, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

542 broken records

Margins by which the 542 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1950

Top 20 records on 26 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1950	Jena Sternwarte, DE	monthly rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	53 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1950	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1950	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Halle, DE	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Moran India, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Seleng, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Peermade Residen, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Armagh, GB	daily low min	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Pilao Arcado, BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1950	Milan, IT	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1950	Challis, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1950	Jeremoabo, BR	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1950	Cypress River, CA	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	17.8 C (32.0 F)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1950	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	33 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 658 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	520
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2