Weather Records on 3 March 1926

152 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1926. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 3 March 1926

On 3 March 1926, 152 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 151 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high minimum temperature of 6.8 C (44.2 F) on 3 March 1926.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

152 stations

152 station records on 3 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

152 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 151.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

128 broken records

Margins by which the 128 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1926

Top 20 records on 3 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1926	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	41 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	5.4 C (9.7 F)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	11 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Porthill, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Constantine, DZ	daily low max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Asheville, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Junsele, SE	daily rain	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Bjuroklubb, SE	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily rain	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Umea, SE	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Waren, DE	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Point Amour, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Karlshamn, SE	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Schwerin, DE	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1926	Potsdam, DE	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	26 years	18 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

1804 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1926. 1926 had 152 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 10	120
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1