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Weather Records on 26 March 1888

2 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1888. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 26 March 1888

  • On 26 March 1888, 2 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 1 daily.
  • Armagh set a monthly record low minimum temperature of -6.7 C (19.9 F) on 26 March 1888.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1805 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

2 stations
Weather records on 26 March 1888 2 station records on 26 March 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
2 station records on 26 March 1888 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 March 1888: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2 records
Records on 26 March 1888 by type Records set or tied on 26 March 1888 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1. 00111Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 1Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 March 1888 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 1.
Records on 26 March 1888 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall1
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 March 1888 by timescale Records on 26 March 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 1. 00111all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 1all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 March 1888 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 1.
Records on 26 March 1888 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily1

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1888 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 0.8. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.2: 00.2 to 0.4: 10.4 to 0.6: 00.6 to 0.8: 10.0 to 0.20.2 to 0.40.4 to 0.60.6 to 0.8
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 0.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1888
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.20
0.2 to 0.41
0.4 to 0.60
0.6 to 0.81

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1888
Top 2 records on 26 March 1888 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 March 1888Armagh, GBmonthly low min-6.7 C (19.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)43 years27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1888Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)41 years16 of 100 (Routine)

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 1888
Records on 03-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1888. 1888 had 2 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001805: 11815: 11822: 11830: 21837: 11843: 11850: 11862: 21865: 11867: 11871: 11873: 21877: 31879: 21882: 21883: 11884: 11886: 41887: 11888: 21889: 11890: 51892: 51893: 11894: 31895: 31896: 61897: 51898: 11899: 31901: 121902: 171903: 181904: 291905: 231906: 201907: 211908: 161909: 211910: 291911: 131912: 331913: 1231914: 491915: 161916: 271917: 541918: 601919: 451920: 811921: 791922: 451923: 1291924: 1151925: 1231926: 1441927: 751928: 4561929: 2811930: 3761931: 2341932: 2791933: 1021934: 2891935: 3111936: 2691937: 8061938: 3411939: 3101940: 1,0321941: 3661942: 3161943: 3411944: 4371945: 8521946: 8851947: 6191948: 3251949: 5851950: 4581951: 7771952: 2831953: 4821954: 3041955: 1,9141956: 8291957: 2511958: 3141959: 4351960: 1,0671961: 4861962: 3301963: 4971964: 8981965: 1,0631966: 3061967: 5381968: 5621969: 5931970: 3681971: 1,5021972: 6341973: 5221974: 6911975: 8591976: 5671977: 6261978: 1,0081979: 6771980: 4591981: 8241982: 7361983: 1,1991984: 5941985: 8601986: 6341987: 7411988: 1,0941989: 1,0311990: 8711991: 1,7051992: 6421993: 9661994: 7071995: 1,3741996: 1,3721997: 1,2981998: 1,3051999: 8672000: 6012001: 1,3832002: 1,0922003: 7462004: 1,5112005: 7762006: 9492007: 1,9762008: 1,1612009: 7542010: 7172011: 6912012: 9452013: 1,7592014: 1,0492015: 8462016: 4632017: 4302018: 6922019: 3642020: 8002021: 7752022: 1,2782023: 1,8082024: 7802025: 1,8591805188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1888. 1888 had 2 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-26 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18151
18221
18302
18371
18431
18501
18622
18651
18671
18711
18732
18773
18792
18822
18831
18841
18864
18871
18882
18891
18905
18925
18931
18943
18953
18966
18975
18981
18993
190112
190217
190318
190429
190523
190620
190721
190816
190921
191029
191113
191233
1913123
191449
191516
191627
191754
191860
191945
192081
192179
192245
1923129
1924115
1925123
1926144
192775
1928456
1929281
1930376
1931234
1932279
1933102
1934289
1935311
1936269
1937806
1938341
1939310
19401,032
1941366
1942316
1943341
1944437
1945852
1946885
1947619
1948325
1949585
1950458
1951777
1952283
1953482
1954304
19551,914
1956829
1957251
1958314
1959435
19601,067
1961486
1962330
1963497
1964898
19651,063
1966306
1967538
1968562
1969593
1970368
19711,502
1972634
1973522
1974691
1975859
1976567
1977626
19781,008
1979677
1980459
1981824
1982736
19831,199
1984594
1985860
1986634
1987741
19881,094
19891,031
1990871
19911,705
1992642
1993966
1994707
19951,374
19961,372
19971,298
19981,305
1999867
2000601
20011,383
20021,092
2003746
20041,511
2005776
2006949
20071,976
20081,161
2009754
2010717
2011691
2012945
20131,759
20141,049
2015846
2016463
2017430
2018692
2019364
2020800
2021775
20221,278
20231,808
2024780
20251,859

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).