Weather Records on 26 February 1982

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1982. Highest significance: Batesville Lvstk, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1982

On 26 February 1982, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 824 daily.
Batesville Lvstk set an all-time record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 26 February 1982.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 26 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Pinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Cerro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gavriila Buhta	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington Six Flags	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little Rock AP Adams Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hakea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Throckmorton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boswell 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 185, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 138, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 26 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	185
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	138
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 26 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 26, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

761 broken records

Margins by which the 761 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1982

Top 20 records on 26 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1982	Batesville Lvstk, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1982	Alice, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1982	Malvern, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1982	Canguaretama, BR	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Haskell, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Honey Grove, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Acatzingo de Hidalgo, MX	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Palo Pinto, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Stuttgart, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Carson, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Cargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Robstown, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Boca del Cerro, MX	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Tahoka, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Ciudad Venustiano Carranza, MX	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Gavriila Buhta, RU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1982	Malvern, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	89 years	46 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 855 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	743
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1