Weather Records on 26 February 2002

1,372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2002. Highest significance: Bamboo Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 2002

On 26 February 2002, 1,372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,331 daily.
Bamboo Creek set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 26 February 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,372 stations

1,372 station records on 26 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frammersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grovespring 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waddy Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Muddy Water)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gillastig	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,372 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 182, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 231, Heaviest daily rainfall 339, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 26 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	182
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	231
Heaviest daily rainfall	339
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 26 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,140 broken records

Margins by which the 1,140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2002

Top 20 records on 26 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2002	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2002	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2002	Tottenham (Burdenda), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	105 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2002	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Rantoul, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Frammersbach, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Birx/Rhon, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	229.0 mm (9.0 in)	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	2 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Tottenham Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Nevertire (Clyde St), AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Trangie Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Villa Obregon, MX	daily high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2002	Milford Gm Proving Ground, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	63 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 1,372 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 25	1,065
25 to 50	43
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1