Weather Records on 26 February 1984

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1984. Highest significance: Fulton, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1984

On 26 February 1984, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 622 daily.
Fulton set a daily record snowfall of 22.1 cm (8.7 in) on 26 February 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 26 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quintana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Foraker	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okay	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fanshawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stover	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 62, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 26 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	62
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 26 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 31, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1984

Top 20 records on 26 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1984	Fulton, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1984	Tongio (Brooklands), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Moran, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Purdum, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Purdum, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Joplin Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Belleview 2 E, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Nephi, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Richland, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Independence, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Ozark, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Martinsburg, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Lead Hill, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Ozark, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1984	Quinton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 654 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1984-02-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	537
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1