Weather Records on 26 February 1952

305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1952

On 26 February 1952, 305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 303 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 26 February 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

305 stations

305 station records on 26 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bungara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yardie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	168.0 cm (66.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

305 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 303.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

272 broken records

Margins by which the 272 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1952

Top 20 records on 26 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Onslow, AU	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Rowena (Bungara), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	High Pt, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Mardie, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Groothoek, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1952	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1952	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1952	Hillmoor, ZA	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1952	Rock House, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1952	Nambucca Heads Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1952	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 305 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 1952-02-26: 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 100	253
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1