Weather Records on 26 February 1976

1,389 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1976. Highest significance: Superior, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1976

On 26 February 1976, 1,389 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
831 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,327 daily.
Superior set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 26 February 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,389 stations

1,389 station records on 26 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dungowan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Topper State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Selbu-Stubbe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lobatse	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salitre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niangala (Prestwick)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baksjonaset	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,389 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 554, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 359, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	554
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	359
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 1,327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,160 broken records

Margins by which the 1,160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1976

Top 20 records on 26 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1976	Superior, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1976	Dungowan Station, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Adelaide (Glen Osmond), AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Haarlem, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Hallett, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Mount Topper State Forest, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Belair (Kalyra), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Coromandel Valley (Branden), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Selbu-Stubbe, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Gavle, SE	monthly high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Paisley, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Glenelg Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1976	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	119 years	45 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 1,389 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 100	1,150
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2