Weather Records on 26 February 1957

849 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1957. Highest significance: Bahragora, IN.

Key Facts for 26 February 1957

On 26 February 1957, 849 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
553 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 791 daily.
Bahragora set a daily record precipitation of 51.6 mm (2.0 in) on 26 February 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

849 stations

849 station records on 26 February 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutte 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 91	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

849 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 416, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 February 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	416
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 February 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 58, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1957

Top 20 records on 26 February 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1957	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Mt Mitchell, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Glen Morgan, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Union, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Virden, CA	daily high max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12.8 C (23.0 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Houston, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	St Louis Eads Brg, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Belleville, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Rampur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Blackbutte 1 N, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1957	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	30 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 849 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1957-02-26: 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 20	659
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1