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Weather Records on 26 March 1901

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1901. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 26 March 1901

  • On 26 March 1901, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record low maximum temperature of 3.4 C (38.1 F) on 26 March 1901.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 26 March 1901 12 station records on 26 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 26 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 March 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature3.4 C (38.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-6.3 C (20.7 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_DSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.8 C (78.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
TorontoCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low maximum temperature0.2 C (32.4 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord daily precipitation37.8 mm (1.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 26 March 1901 by type Records set or tied on 26 March 1901 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 March 1901 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 26 March 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 26 March 1901 by timescale Records on 26 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 26 March 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

8 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1901 Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 10: 610 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
Margins by which the 8 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 106
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1901
Top 12 records on 26 March 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 March 1901Oxford, GBdaily low max3.4 C (38.1 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)63 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Uccle, BEdaily low min-6.3 C (20.7 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)47 years25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Kalmar_D, SEdaily rain13.8 mm (0.5 in)10.7 mm (0.4 in)17 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth7.0 cm (2.8 in)7.0 cm (2.8 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.8 C (78.4 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Toronto, CAdaily high min (Tie)3.3 C (37.9 F)tie52 years5 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low max (Tie)0.2 C (32.4 F)tie24 years2 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Montreal McGill, CAdaily rain (Tie)37.8 mm (1.5 in)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1901Putbus, DEdaily low max (Tie)0.0 C (32.0 F)tie1 year1 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 1901
Records on 03-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1901. 1901 had 12 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: 1,0482015: 8462016: 4632017: 4302018: 6932019: 3642020: 8122021: 7782022: 1,2812023: 1,8172024: 7802025: 1,8602026: 1,8091805188419031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1901. 1901 had 12 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
20141,048
2015846
2016463
2017430
2018693
2019364
2020812
2021778
20221,281
20231,817
2024780
20251,860
20261,809

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).