Weather Records on 26 February 1987

1,686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1987. Highest significance: Dalton, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1987

On 26 February 1987, 1,686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 1,599 daily.
Dalton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 26 February 1987.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,686 stations

1,686 station records on 26 February 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gascon	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tomatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Puerto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Excame	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,686 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 205, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 841, Heaviest daily snowfall 177, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 26 February 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	205
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	841
Heaviest daily snowfall	177
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 26 February 1987 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 78, daily 1,599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,456 broken records

Margins by which the 1,456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1987

Top 20 records on 26 February 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1987	Dalton, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Red Rvr, US	monthly snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Warrawagine, AU	all-time rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Hill City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	93 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Lake City, US	monthly rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Custer, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Lake City, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Rico, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Fountain, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Chaco Canyon Natl Mon, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Gascon, US	all-time snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	0 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Interior 3 NE, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1987	Dalton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1987	Rico, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1987	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1987	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1987	Hermit 8 SE, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	55 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1987. 1987 had 1,686 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	1,398
100 to 200	44
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1