Weather Records on 26 February 1964

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1964. Highest significance: Reriutaba, BR.

Key Facts for 26 February 1964

On 26 February 1964, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 267 daily.
Reriutaba set a daily record precipitation of 79.4 mm (3.1 in) on 26 February 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 26 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reriutaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Real (Instituto)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 26 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 26 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 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 1964

Top 20 records on 26 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1964	Reriutaba, BR	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1964	Castle Rock, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1964	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1964	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	82 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Kearneysville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Batalha, BR	daily rain	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Ashton 1N, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Acude Tucunduba, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high max	11.4 C (52.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Tamboril, BR	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Elberta, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Golden, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Bluff, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Loa, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1964	Zion Np, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	52 years	26 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1964. 1964 had 269 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 1964-02-26: 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	198
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1