Weather Records on 26 February 1993

1,909 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1993. Highest significance: Kaycee, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1993

On 26 February 1993, 1,909 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 589 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,815 daily.
Kaycee set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 26 February 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,909 stations

1,909 station records on 26 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Annette AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitman Mission	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,909 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 249, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 340, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 333, Deepest snow cover 514.

Records on 26 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	249
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	340
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	333
Deepest snow cover	514

Records on 26 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 76, daily 1,815.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,538 broken records

Margins by which the 1,538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1993

Top 20 records on 26 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1993	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1993	Sterling, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	79 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1993	Dolgeville, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1993	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1993	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Hermiston 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Partoun, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Beardstown, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Belleview 2 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	99 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Cooperdale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Annette AP, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Lincoln, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Jasper, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 years	53 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 1,909 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	1,341
100 to 200	156
200 to 300	33
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1