Weather Records on 26 February 1989

1,283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1989. Highest significance: Hiasen I Sigdal, NO.

Key Facts for 26 February 1989

On 26 February 1989, 1,283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
487 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 120 monthly and 1,161 daily.
Hiasen I Sigdal set a daily record precipitation of 28.8 mm (1.1 in) on 26 February 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,283 stations

1,283 station records on 26 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sidsjo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Neilborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Luiz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skallbole	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yoongarillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Camm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quellington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haljum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McLeods Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nochistlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walgoolan North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record snow depth	268.0 cm (105.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,283 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 257, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 230, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 546, Heaviest daily snowfall 73, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 26 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	257
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	230
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	546
Heaviest daily snowfall	73
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 26 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 120, daily 1,161.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,096 broken records

Margins by which the 1,096 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 870.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1989

Top 20 records on 26 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1989	Hiasen I Sigdal, NO	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Sidsjo, SE	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Ornskoldsvik, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Rjukan, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Neilborough, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Wialki South, AU	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Fazenda Sao Luiz, BR	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Skallbole, SE	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Capivari, BR	daily rain	130.7 mm (5.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Baia Mare, RO	monthly high min	10.3 C (50.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Vale, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Yoongarillup, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Burracoppin, AU	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Hudiksvall, SE	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1989	Lake Camm, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	43 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 1,283 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 200	1,090
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1