Weather Records on 26 February 1996

1,639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1996. Highest significance: Mont-Aigoual, FR.

Key Facts for 26 February 1996

On 26 February 1996, 1,639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
985 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 124 monthly and 1,511 daily.
Mont-Aigoual set a daily record precipitation of 134.0 mm (5.3 in) on 26 February 1996.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,639 stations

1,639 station records on 26 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hissar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teuva Kauppilankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Allen's Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Prudente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hognestad	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Worland Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alvin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heart Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,639 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 413, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 572, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 147, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 26 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	413
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	572
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	147
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 26 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 124, daily 1,511.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,213 broken records

Margins by which the 1,213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1996

Top 20 records on 26 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1996	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1996	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1996	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	95 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1996	Deseret, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Rairden 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Pavillion, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Errol, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Cascade 5 S, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Pavillion, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Hissar, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Renovo, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Termo 1 E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Tuscola, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Diversion Dam, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Marion, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Kanosh, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Old Faithful, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Teuva Kauppilankyla, FI	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1996	Neosho, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	45 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 1,639 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	1,129
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1