Weather Records on 26 February 1958

941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1958. Highest significance: Dharingbadi, IN.

Key Facts for 26 February 1958

On 26 February 1958, 941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
604 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 853 daily.
Dharingbadi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 26 February 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

941 stations

941 station records on 26 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dharingbadi	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peapalli(Pyapali)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pulivendla	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Tail	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pense	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Young	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tumkur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

941 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 395, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	395
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 88, daily 853.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

802 broken records

Margins by which the 802 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1958

Top 20 records on 26 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1958	Dharingbadi, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1958	Deland 1 SSE, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1958	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Peapalli(Pyapali), IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Graz, AT	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	St Petersburg, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Puthendam, IN	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	monthly snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Garden Head, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Deadwood, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Ewing, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Pulivendla, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	White Tail, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1958	Campbell, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	62 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 941 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 1958-02-26: 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	785
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1