Weather Records on 26 February 2011

1,573 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2011. Highest significance: Custer, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2011

On 26 February 2011, 1,573 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 830 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 1,517 daily.
Custer set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 26 February 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,573 stations

1,573 station records on 26 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Represa	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gerlach	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Asotin 14 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolshereck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,573 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 487, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 343, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 131.

Records on 26 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	487
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	343
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	131

Records on 26 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 54, daily 1,517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,254 broken records

Margins by which the 1,254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 839.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2011

Top 20 records on 26 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2011	Custer, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2011	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2011	Polar Gmo Im.E.T.Krenkelj, RU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Wellsville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Represa, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	95 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Richmond, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Gerlach, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Sobolevo, RU	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Kamas, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Colville, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Big Bear Lake, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Diablo Dam, US	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Locke 2 W, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Condon, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2011	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	47 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 1,573 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 2011-02-26: 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 200	1,238
200 to 400	11
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1