Weather Records on 26 February 1972

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1972. Highest significance: Burrundie Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1972

On 26 February 1972, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 484 daily.
Burrundie Railway Station set a daily record precipitation of 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 26 February 1972.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 26 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Viljoenskroon (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Puako 95.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Five Mile Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alliston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.2 mm (11.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Cecilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marquard - Pol 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urupes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.1 mm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsdale	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 4, daily 484.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

425 broken records

Margins by which the 425 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1972

Top 20 records on 26 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1972	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	113.1 mm (4.5 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1972	Viljoenskroon (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1972	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1972	Puako 95.1, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Barao de Antonina, BR	daily rain	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Ponte Melo Peixoto, BR	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Five Mile Lake, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Salto Do Itarare, BR	daily rain	108.3 mm (4.3 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Elias Fausto, BR	daily rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Sackville, CA	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Hvar, HR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Nappan Cda, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Sussex, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Alliston, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1972	Stillwater Power House, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	40 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 491 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	404
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1