Weather Records on 26 February 1985

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1985. Highest significance: Fanning River Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1985

On 26 February 1985, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 461 daily.
Fanning River Station set a daily record precipitation of 78.0 mm (3.1 in) on 26 February 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 26 February 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hateruma	Japan	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbulah Brickley St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aguas de Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melo Franco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camel Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naze	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.7 C (105.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Itarana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 26 February 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 26 February 1985 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

379 broken records

Margins by which the 379 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 361.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1985

Top 20 records on 26 February 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1985	Fanning River Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1985	Dillingham FAA AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Valdez WSO, US	daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Juneau AP, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Hateruma, JP	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Dotswood Station, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Perryville, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Verblyding, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Uniontown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Dimbulah Brickley St, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Caixa de Areia, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Madrid, ZA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Flagler 1S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Tupa, BR	daily rain	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	De Funiak Springs 1 E, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Puntilla, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1985	Donnybrook, AU	daily high min	23.7 C (74.7 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 465 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 50	367
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1