Weather Records on 26 February 1974

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1974. Highest significance: Driefontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 26 February 1974

On 26 February 1974, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 486 daily.
Driefontein set a daily record precipitation of 86.0 mm (3.4 in) on 26 February 1974.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 26 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellrock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ploegfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eiland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mococa C4-018	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carandai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Panelas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wind River	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1974

Top 20 records on 26 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1974	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Una (Agr), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Maasbult, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Vosburg, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Elim (Hosp), ZA	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Wastina Hemaruka, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Forks 1 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Laborare, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Matiwa (B0S), ZA	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Mt Adams Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Black Hills, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Fruita, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1974	Millen 4 N, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 494 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	332
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2