Weather Records on 26 February 2015

1,363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2015. Highest significance: Hope 3 NE, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2015

On 26 February 2015, 1,363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,276 daily.
Hope 3 NE set a daily record snowfall of 12.4 cm (4.9 in) on 26 February 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,363 stations

1,363 station records on 26 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hernando	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pontotoc	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
University	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Water Valley	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belle Mina 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Booneville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hernando	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burlington Fire STN #5	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pueblo Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vaiden 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elliott 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory Flat	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coffeeville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Fire STN #5	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,363 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 225, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 317, Deepest snow cover 364.

Records on 26 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	225
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	317
Deepest snow cover	364

Records on 26 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 74, daily 1,276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,170 broken records

Margins by which the 1,170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2015

Top 20 records on 26 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2015	Hope 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	121 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Scottsboro, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	96 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Pontotoc, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	120 years	75 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Pine Bluff, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	119 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Hernando, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	137 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Calhoun City, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Booneville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Pontotoc, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Water Valley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	121 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Bridgeport 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Walnut Grove, US	all-time snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Plain Dealing, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	121 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Machias, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	University, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	120 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Kingston, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	119 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Stoneville Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	122 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2015	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)

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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 1,363 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 200	1,136
200 to 400	31
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1