Weather Records on 26 February 2008

964 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2008. Highest significance: Streator 2SE, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2008

On 26 February 2008, 964 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
540 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 918 daily.
Streator 2SE set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 26 February 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

964 stations

964 station records on 26 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Totutla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cosautlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torup	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dilley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campeche (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlinga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Betatakin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Straubing	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

964 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 26 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 26 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 44, daily 918.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

762 broken records

Margins by which the 762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2008

Top 20 records on 26 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2008	Streator 2SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2008	Real del Monte, MX	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Totutla, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Ocozocoautla, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Independence #1, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	139 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Hubbard, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Toledo Express AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Nurnberg, DE	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Gospic, HR	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Hamada, JP	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	15.4 C (59.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Cosautlan, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2008	Galena, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	40 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 964 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	745
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1