Weather Records on 26 March 2024

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2024. Highest significance: Salem, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 2024

On 26 March 2024, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 764 daily.
Salem set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 26 March 2024.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 26 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trujillo Alto 2 SSW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalajara	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yokkaichi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pekoa Airport (Sant	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsfield #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville L&D 24	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ratcliff	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 351, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 26 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	351
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 26 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2024

Top 20 records on 26 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2024	Salem, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	102 years	76 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2024	Dijon-Longvic, FR	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2024	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	123 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2024	Stambaugh 2SSE, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2024	Chippewa Valley Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Ueno, JP	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	123 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Eagle Nest, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	90 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Trujillo Alto 2 SSW, PR	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Guadalajara, ES	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Danville, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	125 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Zumbrota, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Yokkaichi, JP	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Pekoa Airport (Sant, VU	daily rain	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Leech Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	113 years	48 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

1805 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2024. 2024 had 780 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-26 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1837	1
1843	1
1850	1
1862	2
1865	1
1867	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1892	5
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	6
1897	5
1898	1
1899	3
1901	12
1902	17
1903	18
1904	29
1905	23
1906	20
1907	21
1908	16
1909	21
1910	29
1911	13
1912	33
1913	123
1914	49
1915	16
1916	27
1917	54
1918	60
1919	45
1920	81
1921	79
1922	45
1923	129
1924	115
1925	123
1926	144
1927	75
1928	456
1929	281
1930	376
1931	234
1932	279
1933	102
1934	289
1935	311
1936	269
1937	806
1938	341
1939	310
1940	1,032
1941	366
1942	316
1943	341
1944	437
1945	852
1946	885
1947	619
1948	325
1949	585
1950	458
1951	777
1952	283
1953	482
1954	304
1955	1,914
1956	829
1957	251
1958	314
1959	435
1960	1,067
1961	486
1962	330
1963	497
1964	898
1965	1,063
1966	306
1967	538
1968	562
1969	593
1970	368
1971	1,502
1972	634
1973	522
1974	691
1975	859
1976	567
1977	626
1978	1,008
1979	677
1980	459
1981	824
1982	736
1983	1,199
1984	594
1985	860
1986	634
1987	741
1988	1,094
1989	1,031
1990	871
1991	1,705
1992	642
1993	966
1994	707
1995	1,374
1996	1,372
1997	1,298
1998	1,305
1999	867
2000	601
2001	1,383
2002	1,092
2003	746
2004	1,511
2005	776
2006	949
2007	1,976
2008	1,161
2009	754
2010	717
2011	691
2012	945
2013	1,759
2014	1,048
2015	846
2016	463
2017	430
2018	693
2019	364
2020	812
2021	778
2022	1,281
2023	1,817
2024	780
2025	1,860
2026	1,809

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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 25	555
25 to 50	61
50 to 75	22
75 to 100	13
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	2