Weather Records on 26 February 2014

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2014. Highest significance: Basin, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2014

On 26 February 2014, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 696 daily.
Basin set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 26 February 2014.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 26 February 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kushiro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Matuku	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	310.5 mm (12.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nausori	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laucala Bay	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clark 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 26 February 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 26 February 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 696.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

572 broken records

Margins by which the 572 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2014

Top 20 records on 26 February 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2014	Basin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2014	Kushiro, JP	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2014	Matuku, FJ	monthly rain	310.5 mm (12.2 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Melville 4 W, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Kodiak AP, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly high max	3.4 C (38.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	99 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	34.5 C (94.1 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	122 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Nausori, FJ	daily rain	172.8 mm (6.8 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2014	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	112 years	44 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2014. 2014 had 715 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	524
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1