Weather Records on 26 February 2016

645 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2016. Highest significance: Olenja Rechka, RU.

Key Facts for 26 February 2016

On 26 February 2016, 645 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
541 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 563 daily.
Olenja Rechka set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 26 February 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

645 stations

645 station records on 26 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Omsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bakchar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tevriz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ischim Amsg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tara	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tjukalinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toora-Hem	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Odesskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cerlak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Russkaja Poljana	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tsetserleg	Mongolia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyzyl-Ozek	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mugur-Aksy	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.6 C (94.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sumiha	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

645 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 336, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 205, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	336
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	205
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 82, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2016

Top 20 records on 26 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2016	Olenja Rechka, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2016	Atbasar, KZ	monthly high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Presque Isle, US	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Biser, RU	daily high min	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Omsk, RU	monthly high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Hanty-Mansijsk, RU	daily high min	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Bakchar, RU	monthly high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Washta, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Olenja Rechka, RU	monthly high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Vladikavkaz, RU	daily high min	3.1 C (37.6 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Petropavlovsk, KZ	monthly high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Tevriz, RU	monthly high max	9.1 C (48.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Ischim Amsg, RU	monthly high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Minusinsk, RU	daily high min	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2016	Chiang Mai, TH	daily low max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	37 years	39 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 645 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 2016-02-26: 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 50	555
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1