Weather Records on 1 March 1926

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1926. Highest significance: Sogndal - Selseng, NO.

Key Facts for 1 March 1926

On 1 March 1926, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 84 daily.
Sogndal - Selseng set a daily record precipitation of 48.1 mm (1.9 in) on 1 March 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 1 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 1 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 84.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 139.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1926

Top 20 records on 1 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1926	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1926	Haliburton A, CA	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1926	Sviland, NO	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1926	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1926	Renfrew, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Astrakan, RU	monthly low max	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Banff, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Renfrew, CA	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	41 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Karesuando, SE	daily high max	2.5 C (36.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1926	Norddal, NO	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	12 years	16 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

1808 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1926. 1926 had 86 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	55
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1