Weather Records on 26 February 1973

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1973. Highest significance: Kljuchi, RU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1973

On 26 February 1973, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 320 daily.
Kljuchi set a daily record precipitation of 34.2 mm (1.3 in) on 26 February 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 26 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maracaja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tlanchinol (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Tome	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Ferro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Feiticeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim de Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Catole Do Rocha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiquera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tejucuoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wanless	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Paulo Do Potengi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falls River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paloma	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 69, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 12.

Records on 26 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	69
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1973

Top 20 records on 26 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1973	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Maracaja, BR	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Tlanchinol (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Luis Gomes, BR	all-time rain	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Santo Antonio, BR	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Sao Tome, BR	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Pau Ferro, BR	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Itabatinga, BR	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Weslaco, US	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Serra Caiada, BR	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Feiticeiro, BR	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Beaudesert Cryna, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Cascavel, BR	daily rain	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Pocinhos (Joffily), BR	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Olga 2 SE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1973	Carire, BR	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1973	Acarape, BR	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1973	Baturite, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	34 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 336 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 20	217
20 to 40	36
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1