Weather Records on 26 February 2000

2,064 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2000. Highest significance: Bottineau, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2000

On 26 February 2000, 2,064 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,377 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 349 monthly and 1,715 daily.
Bottineau set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 26 February 2000.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 26 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Colgate	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cabot	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sykeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harcourt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yuendumu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,064 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 667, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 710, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 560, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 26 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	667
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	710
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	560
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 26 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 349, daily 1,715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,659 broken records

Margins by which the 1,659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2000

Top 20 records on 26 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2000	Bottineau, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2000	Chadron 3SW, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	85 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2000	Eureka, US	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2000	Colgate, US	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	85 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2000	Begumpet Obsy, IN	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2000	Mc Henry 3W, US	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	76 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Crookston NW Exp STN, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Hillsboro 3 N, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Phuket, TH	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Cumberland, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Mission 14 S, US	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2000	Morrison, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2000	Bismarck 7 N, US	monthly rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2000	Montpelier, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2000	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2000	Sharon, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2000	Adams 7 SSW, US	monthly rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2000	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2000. 2000 had 2,064 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,629
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1