Weather Records on 26 February 2020

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2020. Highest significance: Virtsu, EE.

Key Facts for 26 February 2020

On 26 February 2020, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 561 daily.
Virtsu set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 26 February 2020.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 26 February 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Virtsu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jalpaiguri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dowerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amery Acres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koorda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilejnaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ucharonidge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montague Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Viejo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montejinni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quella Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turkey Hill North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.2 C (91.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg Capital City AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Valley	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 145, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 26 February 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	145
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 26 February 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2020

Top 20 records on 26 February 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2020	Virtsu, EE	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2020	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2020	Jalpaiguri, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2020	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2020	Dowerin, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2020	Amery Acres, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2020	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Fernandina Beach, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Kalannie, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Minnie Downs, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	120 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Darjeeling, IN	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Koorda, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Gabbin, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Gum Park, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Mt Playfair, AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2020	Jubilejnaja, RU	monthly high min	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	83 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 587 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 100	477
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1