Weather Records on 15 March 1926

169 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1926. Highest significance: Watford, CA.

Key Facts for 15 March 1926

On 15 March 1926, 169 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 164 daily.
Watford set a monthly record daily snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 15 March 1926.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

169 stations

169 station records on 15 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Falls 5 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
East Toorale (Toorale Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscumbia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

169 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 15 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 164.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1926

Top 20 records on 15 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1926	Watford, CA	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1926	Spring Hill, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Athens, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Newport 1 NW, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Agassiz Cda, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Biser, RU	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Bamberg (Sternwarte), DE	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Watford, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Ekaterinburg, RU	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1926	Milparinka Hotel, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	43 years	19 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

1810 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1926. 1926 had 169 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 50	135
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1