Weather Records on 26 February 1951

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1951. Highest significance: Rest Lake, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1951

On 26 February 1951, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
507 were record highs and 102 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 801 daily.
Rest Lake set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 26 February 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 26 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calmar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-37.7 C (-35.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-41.2 C (-42.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	208.0 cm (81.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 363, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	363
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 14, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

647 broken records

Margins by which the 647 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1951

Top 20 records on 26 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1951	Rest Lake, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Council Grove, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Toronto, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Calmar, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Zharkent, KZ	all-time low min	-42.3 C (-44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Phelps, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1951	Newton, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Almaty, KZ	all-time low min	-37.7 C (-35.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Natchez, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Carroll, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	57 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Atchison, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Haileybury, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Haileybury, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Kingston, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1951	Lindsay, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	70 years	30 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 818 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	640
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1