Weather Records on 7 March 1926

175 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 March 1926. Highest significance: Monroe #2, US.

Key Facts for 7 March 1926

On 7 March 1926, 175 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 174 daily.
Monroe #2 set a daily record precipitation of 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 7 March 1926.
Across 171 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

175 stations

175 station records on 7 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yazoo City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

175 records

Records set or tied on 7 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 7 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 7 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

155 broken records

Margins by which the 155 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 124.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 March 1926

Top 20 records on 7 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 March 1926	Monroe #2, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1926	Helena, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1926	New London, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 1926	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Blakely, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Owen Sound, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Setauket Strong, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	50 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Kingstree, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Cet Central England, GB	daily high min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1926	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	22 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

1796 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1926. 1926 had 175 records.

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

Records on 03-07 in each year
Year	Records
1796	2
1798	1
1801	1
1802	1
1807	1
1808	1
1813	1
1818	1
1822	1
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1840	1
1845	2
1849	2
1850	1
1858	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	3
1865	1
1868	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	3
1876	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1892	3
1893	2
1894	5
1895	4
1896	4
1897	3
1898	6
1899	5
1900	2
1901	6
1902	2
1903	4
1904	16
1905	5
1906	27
1907	7
1908	13
1909	57
1910	95
1911	26
1912	16
1913	101
1914	20
1915	22
1916	82
1917	54
1918	28
1919	39
1920	273
1921	86
1922	77
1923	91
1924	86
1925	273
1926	175
1927	155
1928	69
1929	103
1930	161
1931	384
1932	737
1933	152
1934	302
1935	274
1936	122
1937	258
1938	72
1939	255
1940	273
1941	333
1942	398
1943	1,024
1944	508
1945	318
1946	643
1947	448
1948	335
1949	452
1950	558
1951	1,098
1952	277
1953	351
1954	330
1955	462
1956	1,169
1957	428
1958	947
1959	238
1960	1,388
1961	614
1962	608
1963	363
1964	837
1965	300
1966	367
1967	998
1968	1,085
1969	650
1970	690
1971	664
1972	949
1973	1,258
1974	1,771
1975	560
1976	355
1977	674
1978	959
1979	837
1980	356
1981	883
1982	727
1983	1,646
1984	669
1985	549
1986	918
1987	2,048
1988	796
1989	2,215
1990	1,399
1991	859
1992	1,063
1993	563
1994	700
1995	2,011
1996	1,912
1997	716
1998	1,535
1999	960
2000	1,880
2001	766
2002	1,201
2003	886
2004	827
2005	1,043
2006	833
2007	1,031
2008	1,204
2009	1,015
2010	1,103
2011	808
2012	743
2013	655
2014	788
2015	1,090
2016	961
2017	773
2018	377
2019	1,245
2020	639
2021	270
2022	1,388
2023	1,130
2024	414
2025	1,046
2026	1,456

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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	130
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1