Weather Records on 26 February 1965

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1965. Highest significance: Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1965

On 26 February 1965, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 525 daily.
Taganrog (Lighthouse) set a daily record precipitation of 26.9 mm (1.1 in) on 26 February 1965.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 26 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Carmen (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 26 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 26 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 525.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 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 1965

Top 20 records on 26 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1965	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1965	Newburyport, US	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Creston, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Yalta, UA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Nanaimo, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Millinocket, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Elsberry 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Entrance, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Ipswich, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Monroe, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Evergreen, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Noblesville River, US	monthly snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1965	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1965	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1965	Mistassini Post, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	33 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 536 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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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	364
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1