Weather Records on 26 March 1918

60 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1918. Highest significance: Tarkastad (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 March 1918

On 26 March 1918, 60 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 60 daily.
Tarkastad (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 26 March 1918.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

60 stations

60 station records on 26 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Goona (Nure)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

60 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 March 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 60.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 122.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1918

Top 20 records on 26 March 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1918	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1918	Halifax, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low max	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1918	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	12 years	13 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1918. 1918 had 60 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	50
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1