Weather Records on 26 March 1920

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1920. Highest significance: Medford, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1920

On 26 March 1920, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 74 daily.
Medford set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 26 March 1920.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 26 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 26 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	4
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 74.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

65 broken records

Margins by which the 65 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 19.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1920

Top 20 records on 26 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1920	Medford, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Yarmouth, CA	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	49 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Needles, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Stratford, CA	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Sydney, CA	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Sveg, SE	monthly high min	3.0 C (37.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Yalta, UA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Welland, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Charlottetown, CA	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Parry Sound, CA	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	17 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	St John's, CA	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Yarmouth, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Halden, NO	daily rain	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	St. Petersburg, RU	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Gravenhurst, CA	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	21 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Alton, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1920	Haliburton A, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	18 years	14 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1920. 1920 had 81 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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Data for records on 1920-03-26: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	44
3 to 5	9
5 to 8	10
8 to 10	0
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	0
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1