Weather Records on 26 February 1960

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1960. Highest significance: Culbertson, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1960

On 26 February 1960, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 708 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,055 daily.
Culbertson set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 26 February 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 26 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redmond 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Konomoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anatone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 353, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 355, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 26 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	353
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	355
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 26 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 1,055.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

899 broken records

Margins by which the 899 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1960

Top 20 records on 26 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1960	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1960	Eastport, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Tribune 1W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Saint Francis, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	St Lin des Laurentides, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	St Tite, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Thiruthuraipoond, IN	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Havana, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Manti, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Emery, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1960	Greencastle 1 W, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	39 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 1,068 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 1960-02-26: 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	826
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4