Weather Records on 26 February 2010

1,202 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2010. Highest significance: W Pt, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2010

On 26 February 2010, 1,202 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 299 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,126 daily.
W Pt set a daily record precipitation of 78.7 mm (3.1 in) on 26 February 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,202 stations

1,202 station records on 26 February 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Terry	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uravan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arkville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown Hts 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth: Cockle Park	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canistear Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Unadilla 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Downsville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,202 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 231.

Records on 26 February 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	231

Records on 26 February 2010 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 63, daily 1,126.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2010

Top 20 records on 26 February 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2010	W Pt, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	115 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2010	Auburn, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Mohonk Lake, US	daily snowfall	45.5 cm (17.9 in)	30.3 cm (11.9 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Matamoras, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	41.2 cm (16.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Danbury, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	71 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Hawley 1 E, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Milo, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Terry, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Skaneateles, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Wakkanai, JP	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Confluence 1 SW Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2010	Hiddensee-Vitte, DE	daily snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	68 years	59 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,202 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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Data for records on 2010-02-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	831
100 to 200	93
200 to 300	34
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	4
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1