Weather Records on 26 March 1921

79 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1921. Highest significance: David City 4E, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1921

On 26 March 1921, 79 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 77 daily.
David City 4E set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 26 March 1921.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

79 stations

79 station records on 26 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

79 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 26 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 77.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

68 broken records

Margins by which the 68 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1921

Top 20 records on 26 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1921	David City 4E, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1921	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1921	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1921	Huron Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Halifax, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Washington, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Gilbert River Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	10 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Innisfail, AU	monthly rain	311.7 mm (12.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	0 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Setauket Strong, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	16 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Maytown, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	22 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Port Stanley, CA	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	7.3 C (45.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Varberg, SE	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	7 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1921	Kiev, UA	daily high max	16.4 C (61.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	30 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1921. 1921 had 79 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 1921-03-26: 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 25	65
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1