Weather Records on 26 February 2019

1,754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2019. Highest significance: Dillon U of Montana Western, US.

Key Facts for 26 February 2019

On 26 February 2019, 1,754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 577 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 164 monthly and 1,573 daily.
Dillon U of Montana Western set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 26 February 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,754 stations

1,754 station records on 26 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Judith Gap	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pelton Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Judith Gap	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nalut	Libya	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.5 mm (6.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.4 cm (15.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tower Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Souburg	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montabaur	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,754 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 492, Lowest daily maximum 502, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 195.

Records on 26 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	492
Lowest daily maximum	502
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	195

Records on 26 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 164, daily 1,573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,530 broken records

Margins by which the 1,530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2019

Top 20 records on 26 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2019	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2019	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	122 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Nevada City, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Angwin Pacific Union College, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Willow City, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	109 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Landsburg, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Judith Gap, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Lewiston AP, US	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Bergland Dam, US	daily snowfall	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	Prineville, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2019	De Sabla, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2019	Pelton Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2019	Adel, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2019	Judith Gap, US	all-time snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2019	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2019	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	58 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2019. 2019 had 1,754 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 2019-02-26: 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 100	1,433
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	22
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1