Weather Records on 26 February 2017

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2017. Highest significance: Alliance 1WNW, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2017

On 26 February 2017, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 453 daily.
Alliance 1WNW set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 26 February 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 26 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Yulin	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huade	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Foxground Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Booalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottertail	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frenchs Forest (Frenchs Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dombarovskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parafield Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antofagasta	Chile	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mahanoy City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 166, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	166
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 453.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

380 broken records

Margins by which the 380 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2017

Top 20 records on 26 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2017	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2017	Yulin, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Mudanjiang, CN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Jeffrey City, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Stanley, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Sybille Rsch Unit, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Huade, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Prospect Reservoir, AU	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Foxground Road, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Cali/Alfonso Bonill, CO	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Wheatland 4N, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Xai Xai, MZ	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Dover 1 W, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Madison, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2017	Dillon, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	40 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 486 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	363
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1