Weather Records on 26 February 1999

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 1999. Highest significance: Marillana, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 1999

On 26 February 1999, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 604 daily.
Marillana set a daily record precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 26 February 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 26 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sonnette 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Buriti Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whyenbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Presidio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Star Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuqa	China	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Juquila (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tequesquitengo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Lagartos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kunming	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

503 broken records

Margins by which the 503 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 1999

Top 20 records on 26 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 1999	Marillana, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 1999	Sonnette 7 SW, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	135 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Busby, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Mason City Muni AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Almeria/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Fazenda Buriti Do Prata, BR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Bradshaw Homestead, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Haskell, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Duaringa Post Office, AU	monthly rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Williamtown Raaf, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Agate 3 E, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	De Smet, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 1999	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	87 years	38 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 650 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	494
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1