Weather Records on 26 February 1986

2,189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1986. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 26 February 1986

On 26 February 1986, 2,189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,344 were record highs and 610 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 195 monthly and 1,994 daily.
Freiburg set a daily record snow depth of 37.0 cm (14.6 in) on 26 February 1986.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 26 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tularosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monto Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,189 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 879, Lowest daily maximum 365, Highest daily minimum 465, Lowest daily minimum 245, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 26 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	879
Lowest daily maximum	365
Highest daily minimum	465
Lowest daily minimum	245
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 26 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 195, daily 1,994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,794 broken records

Margins by which the 1,794 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1986

Top 20 records on 26 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1986	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Lake Geneva Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Rheinfelden, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Castle Rock, US	monthly high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Pioche, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Imperial, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	1.1 cm (0.4 in)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Nurnberg, DE	daily low max	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1986	Eagle, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1986	Tavda, RU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1986	Ferguson, AU	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	20 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 2,189 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	1,756
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2