Weather Records on 26 February 1963

1,010 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1963. Highest significance: Brejo Santo, BR.

Key Facts for 26 February 1963

On 26 February 1963, 1,010 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 584 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 966 daily.
Brejo Santo set a daily record precipitation of 95.2 mm (3.7 in) on 26 February 1963.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,010 stations

1,010 station records on 26 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cabrobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bijapur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamia	India	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhnadon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,010 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 73, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 479, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 26 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	73
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	479
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 26 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 40, daily 966.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

831 broken records

Margins by which the 831 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 1963

Top 20 records on 26 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1963	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Mukundapuram, IN	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Durham, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	all-time low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Manistee 3SE, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Canfield 1 S, US	all-time low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Butler, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Cabrobo, BR	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Tartu, EE	daily low min	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Bijapur, IN	monthly rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Oberlin, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Ullawarra, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1963	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	62 years	37 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 1,010 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 1963-02-26: 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	803
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1