Weather Records on 26 February 1991

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1991. Highest significance: Warambie, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1991

On 26 February 1991, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
336 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 591 daily.
Warambie set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 26 February 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 26 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meedo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wagin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.8 C (98.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanda Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrarang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nairibin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wayville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darkan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballaying	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atengo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ny Westerleigh Stat Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Unai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Tibia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Poitiers - Biard	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Encantada	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Junta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Francisco Castellanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 591.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1991

Top 20 records on 26 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1991	Warambie, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Sandrivierspoort, ZA	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Meedo, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Kuringup, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Nyabing, AU	daily rain	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Wagin, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	36.8 C (98.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Nanda Downs, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Weaverville, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Carrarang, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Yaringa Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Nairibin, AU	monthly rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Porterville, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1991	Dellyanine, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	38 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 619 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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Data for records on 1991-02-26: 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 25	469
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2