Weather Records on 26 March 2026

1,809 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2026. Highest significance: Brinkworth, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 2026

On 26 March 2026, 1,809 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,693 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 273 monthly and 1,536 daily.
Brinkworth set a daily record precipitation of 49.1 mm (1.9 in) on 26 March 2026.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,809 stations

1,809 station records on 26 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bryan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banjawarn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,809 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,139, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 554, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 83, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,139
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	554
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	83
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 273, daily 1,536.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,526 broken records

Margins by which the 1,526 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2026

Top 20 records on 26 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2026	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	124 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2026	Manti, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	119 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Craig, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Braemar, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Rice Lake, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Ft Madison, US	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	130 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Healy, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Akron 4 E, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Mount Bryan, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	124 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Danville, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Hot Springs, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Fillmore, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	130 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	119 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Wallace, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	119 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Greeley, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	108 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Clay Ctr, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Minneapolis, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Culbertson, US	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2026	Hillsboro, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	129 years	46 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2026. 2026 had 1,809 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2026-03-26: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,514
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	3