Weather Records on 11 March 1926

134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1926. Highest significance: Chattanooga Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1926

On 11 March 1926, 134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 130 daily.
Chattanooga Wb City set a monthly record daily snowfall of 23.9 cm (9.4 in) on 11 March 1926.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

134 stations

134 station records on 11 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Benwerrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.9 C (103.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

134 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 11 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 11 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 130.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

114 broken records

Margins by which the 114 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

11 March 1926

Top 20 records on 11 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1926	Chattanooga Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1926	Asheville, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1926	Metten, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1926	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1926	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1926	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1926	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	St John's, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Schriever, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Vytegra, RU	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	44 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Wittstock-Rote Muhle, DE	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1926	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 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

1793 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1926. 1926 had 134 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 25	105
25 to 50	2
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1