Weather Records on 26 February 1970

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1970. Highest significance: Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR.

Key Facts for 26 February 1970

On 26 February 1970, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 214 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 413 daily.
Nossa Senhora Das Dores set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 26 February 1970.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 26 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tamenlong	India	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nagaur (Nagore )	India	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chestertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 10 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dholpur	India	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merta City	India	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meerut Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Mines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1970

Top 20 records on 26 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1970	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1970	Tamenlong, IN	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	124.3 mm (4.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Nagaur (Nagore ), IN	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Beaver Mines, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	69 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Glenwood, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Keams Canyon, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1970	Princess Anne, US	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	69 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	70 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Florence, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Chestertown, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Milford 2 SE, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Solomons, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	69 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1970	Griffiss AFB, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	66 years	29 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1970. 1970 had 416 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	310
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1