Weather Records on 26 February 2003

1,498 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2003. Highest significance: St Lawrence Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 2003

On 26 February 2003, 1,498 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
219 were record highs and 828 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,470 daily.
St Lawrence Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 364.0 mm (14.3 in) on 26 February 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,498 stations

1,498 station records on 26 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bartlett Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zaragoza	Spain	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Childs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ruth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge City	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belgamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	263.8 mm (10.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menorca/Mao	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,498 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 590, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 167.

Records on 26 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	590
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	167

Records on 26 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 1,470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,177 broken records

Margins by which the 1,177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2003

Top 20 records on 26 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2003	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	364.0 mm (14.3 in)	232.9 mm (9.2 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2003	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2003	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2003	Bartlett Dam, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Elsey, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Boulder City, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Wellington, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Zaragoza, ES	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Farmerville, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Great Salt Plains Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Childs, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Freedom, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Greer, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Longton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2003	Ruth, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	46 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,498 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 50	1,078
50 to 100	62
100 to 150	25
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1