Weather Records on 26 February 1998

1,734 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1998. Highest significance: Foxholm 7 N, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 1998

On 26 February 1998, 1,734 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,164 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 191 monthly and 1,541 daily.
Foxholm 7 N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 26 February 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,734 stations

1,734 station records on 26 February 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Washburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Berthold	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Upham 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.2 cm (24.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zap	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knobs 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Ardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,734 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 483, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 681, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 26 February 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	483
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	681
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 26 February 1998 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 191, daily 1,541.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,422 broken records

Margins by which the 1,422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1998

Top 20 records on 26 February 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1998	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 1998	Washburn, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Dickinson Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Turtle Lake, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Lusk 2 SW, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Tioga 1E, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Willow City, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Knobs 4 SW, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Berthold, US	monthly rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Greensboro, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Upham 3 N, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Upham 3 N, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Harding 3 SE, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	La Crosse Muni AP, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1998	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1998	Towner 2 NE, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	58 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1998. 1998 had 1,734 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	1,396
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1