Weather Records on 26 February 1980

712 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1980. Highest significance: Lady Elliot Island, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1980

On 26 February 1980, 712 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 676 daily.
Lady Elliot Island set an all-time record daily precipitation of 339.6 mm (13.4 in) on 26 February 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

712 stations

712 station records on 26 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	339.6 mm (13.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Motte (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett Heads Niell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Exwell Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopedale (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swartkoppies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iol	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.3 mm (11.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowmead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sweetwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peotone	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

712 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 26 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 26 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 33, daily 676.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1980

Top 20 records on 26 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1980	Lady Elliot Island, AU	all-time rain	339.6 mm (13.4 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1980	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Daroca, ES	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Khorog, TJ	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Omak 4 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Alicante, ES	all-time rain	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Murcia/San Javier, ES	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	La Motte (Bos), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Burnett Heads Niell St, AU	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Exwell Park, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Hopedale (Aut), CA	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Ashland, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1980	Richmond, CA	daily low max	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	79 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1980. 1980 had 712 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 50	548
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1