Weather Records on 26 February 1992

1,142 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1992. Highest significance: Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1992

On 26 February 1992, 1,142 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
559 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 85 monthly and 1,053 daily.
Mundarlo (Yabtree) set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 26 February 1992.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,142 stations

1,142 station records on 26 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ust-Koksa	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Guaira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barakula Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineola	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franco da Rocha (Hosp.Juqueri)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco City 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phrae	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pskem	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorabinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lampang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Destivale	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Lyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botafogo (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalie Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,142 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 306, Lowest daily maximum 137, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 384, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	306
Lowest daily maximum	137
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	384
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 85, daily 1,053.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 263.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1992

Top 20 records on 26 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1992	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1992	Somerset, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1992	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1992	Ust-Koksa, RU	monthly rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1992	Guaira, BR	monthly rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1992	Van Staadens (Rsv), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1992	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	263.5 mm (10.4 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1992	Milray Station Wrc, AU	daily rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Uanda, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Usina Itatinga, BR	daily rain	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Santa Branca, BR	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Clearwater, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Barakula Forest STN, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Mineola, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Stephan 2 NW, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1992	Low Holm Station, AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1992. 1992 had 1,142 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	896
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1