Weather Records on 26 February 2004

993 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2004. Highest significance: Vista, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2004

On 26 February 2004, 993 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
162 were record highs and 240 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 958 daily.
Vista set an all-time record daily snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 26 February 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

993 stations

993 station records on 26 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vista	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman Fisheries STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alder 17 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Abercorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Misurata	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Kruis	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

993 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 448, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 26 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	448
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 26 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 30, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

835 broken records

Margins by which the 835 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2004

Top 20 records on 26 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2004	Vista, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2004	Markleeville, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2004	Richmond, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2004	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2004	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2004	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2004	Everglades, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Minden, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Teddington Waterworks, AU	daily rain	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Altadena, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Glenbrook, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Tuan Creek Forest STN, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Pasadena, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2004	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	50 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 993 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	763
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1