Weather Records on 26 February 1977

925 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1977. Highest significance: Merton Weir Farm, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1977

On 26 February 1977, 925 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 856 daily.
Merton Weir Farm set a daily record precipitation of 56.2 mm (2.2 in) on 26 February 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

925 stations

925 station records on 26 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Swan Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Barron (Franklin Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodslee Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piacabucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jetsonville ( Muskfield )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nabowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Patricks River (Targa Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

925 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 310, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 26 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	310
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 26 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 68, daily 856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

756 broken records

Margins by which the 756 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1977

Top 20 records on 26 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1977	Merton Weir Farm, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1977	Swan Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1977	Winslow AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1977	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Gladstone (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Lady Barron (Franklin Parade), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Sweet Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Cameron, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Woodslee Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Watonga, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	South Springfield (South Sprin, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Piacabucu, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1977	Boobyalla, AU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	73 years	42 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 925 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	746
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1