Weather Records on 26 February 2001

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2001. Highest significance: Ashland Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2001

On 26 February 2001, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 802 daily.
Ashland Exp Farm set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 February 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 26 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bahia Tortugas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentland	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomme de Terre Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sabrina	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 947	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rathbun Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mazamitla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mojave	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Malpais	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 26 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 26 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 38, daily 802.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

656 broken records

Margins by which the 656 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2001

Top 20 records on 26 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2001	Ashland Exp Farm, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2001	Presa El Giron, MX	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2001	Big Falls, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2001	Gallatin 1W, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2001	Mt Wilson Cbs, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2001	Penicuik, GB	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Kelliher, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Iroquois, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Brule Rs, US	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Ashland Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Wadena 3 S, US	monthly snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Bahia Tortugas, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Kentland, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Carthage, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Santa Clara, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Pine Rvr Dam, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Pomme de Terre Dam, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2001	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	84 years	41 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 848 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	637
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2