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Weather Records on 26 March 1916

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1916. Highest significance: Bjornholt, NO.

Key Facts for 26 March 1916

  • On 26 March 1916, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 13 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 25 daily.
  • Bjornholt set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 26 March 1916.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 26 March 1916 27 station records on 26 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 26 March 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 26 March 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation53.0 mm (2.1 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.0 mm (2.0 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation39.1 mm (1.5 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation22.8 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij NovgorodRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.1 C (97.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-ArrenjarkaSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
KirovRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1United StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-12.5 C (9.5 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-31.0 C (-23.8 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Swift CurrentCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 26 March 1916 by type Records set or tied on 26 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11. 051015Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 26 March 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11.
Records on 26 March 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 26 March 1916 by timescale Records on 26 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 25all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 26 March 1916 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 25.
Records on 26 March 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily25

How Much Records Were Beaten By

23 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1916 Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.1. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 165 to 10: 410 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 23 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 27.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 516
5 to 104
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1916
Top 20 records on 26 March 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
26 March 1916Bjornholt, NOmonthly rain53.0 mm (2.1 in)20.7 mm (0.8 in)20 years53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1916Lawrence, USdaily rain50.0 mm (2.0 in)27.1 mm (1.1 in)35 years40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1916Dubuque River, USdaily rain39.1 mm (1.5 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)10 years24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Anticosti SW Point, CAmonthly high max8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Toledo Blade, USdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Zagreb-Gric, HRdaily rain22.8 mm (0.9 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)14 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)33 years17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Niznij Novgorod, RUdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)16 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Wilmington Wb City, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Buffalo, USdaily high min8.9 C (48.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Beatrice, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SEdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Second Valley (Spring Grove), AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)14 years11 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Kirov, RUdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Morgantown 1, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Morgantown 1, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Vastervik, SEdaily low min-12.5 C (9.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1916Karesuando, SEdaily low min-31.0 C (-23.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)13 years7 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 1916
Records on 03-26 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1916. 1916 had 27 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 1916. 1916 had 27 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).