Weather Records on 26 February 2022

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 February 2022. Highest significance: Mt Brisbane, AU.

Key Facts for 26 February 2022

On 26 February 2022, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 293 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 547 daily.
Mt Brisbane set an all-time record daily precipitation of 250.0 mm (9.8 in) on 26 February 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 26 February 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 February 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	269.8 mm (10.6 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.8 mm (8.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Upper Tenthill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.8 mm (11.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Little Yabba Sfr 274	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Placid Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Withcott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rocky Point Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Perseverance Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shailer Park Oregon Drve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.8 mm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.8 mm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	294.0 mm (11.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.2 mm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	272.6 mm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beerburrum Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	293.6 mm (11.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.8 mm (7.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.6 mm (8.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karragarra Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	271.0 mm (10.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capalaba Water Treat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Danewood Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	278.6 mm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	260.8 mm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Corbould Pk Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Traveston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grunnfjord - Stakken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.6 mm (9.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homeleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	305.0 mm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Beith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 26 February 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 26 February 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 26 February 2022 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 24, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 February 2022

Top 20 records on 26 February 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 February 2022	Mt Brisbane, AU	all-time rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	91 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2022	Forest Hill, AU	all-time rain	269.8 mm (10.6 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	56 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
26 February 2022	Amberley AMO, AU	monthly rain	216.8 mm (8.5 in)	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	55 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Upper Tenthill, AU	all-time rain	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Highvale, AU	monthly rain	295.8 mm (11.6 in)	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	50 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Little Yabba Sfr 274, AU	daily rain	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	monthly rain	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	25 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Placid Hills, AU	all-time rain	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	9 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Withcott, AU	all-time rain	273.0 mm (10.7 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Coominya Post Office, AU	all-time rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Rocky Point Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Como, AU	daily rain	285.0 mm (11.2 in)	217.0 mm (8.5 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 February 2022	Perseverance Dam, AU	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2022	Pechey Forestry, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2022	Lowood Don St, AU	all-time rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2022	Mount Cotton West, AU	daily rain	272.0 mm (10.7 in)	203.4 mm (8.0 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2022	Shailer Park Oregon Drve, AU	monthly rain	237.8 mm (9.4 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2022	Cape Moreton Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	229.8 mm (9.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2022	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	125 years	54 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 583 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2022-02-26: 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	441
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1