Weather Records on 26 February 1994

1,004 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1994. Highest significance: Bowgada, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1994

On 26 February 1994, 1,004 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 284 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 978 daily.
Bowgada set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 26 February 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,004 stations

1,004 station records on 26 February 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wandina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clontarf Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Perenjori	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Machiques-Granja M.A.C.	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mixquiahuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunderland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mallee Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellevue L/D 12	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.6 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsborough	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eleuterio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itabera	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,004 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 142.

Records on 26 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	142

Records on 26 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 978.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

791 broken records

Margins by which the 791 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 440.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1994

Top 20 records on 26 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1994	Bowgada, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1994	Morawa, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1994	Albion, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1994	Mullewa, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1994	Wheaton 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1994	Wandina, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Clontarf Farm, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Perenjori, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Machiques-Granja M.A.C., VE	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Mixquiahuala (Smn), MX	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Goodlands, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Aurora Water, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Fairfield, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Elgin Water, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Kentland, US	monthly snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Onaka, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Cincinnatus, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1994	Beloit, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	82 years	48 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 1,004 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	742
100 to 200	39
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2