Weather Records on 26 February 1954

440 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1954. Highest significance: Cedar Rapids #1, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1954

On 26 February 1954, 440 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
228 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 426 daily.
Cedar Rapids #1 set an all-time record daily snowfall of 42.4 cm (16.7 in) on 26 February 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

440 stations

440 station records on 26 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nazira	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buskala Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spicer	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Two Buttes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

440 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 426.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

335 broken records

Margins by which the 335 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1954

Top 20 records on 26 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1954	Cedar Rapids #1, US	all-time snowfall	42.4 cm (16.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Nazira, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Logan Downs, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Springfontein (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1954	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1954	Cherrapunji/P.S., IN	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	46 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1954	Toledo 3N, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1954	Winifred, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1954	Goombungee Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1954	Cordova AP, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1954	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 440 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 1954-02-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	314
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1