Weather Records on 23 March 1926

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1926. Highest significance: Quabathoo, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1926

On 23 March 1926, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 268 daily.
Quabathoo set a daily record precipitation of 87.6 mm (3.4 in) on 23 March 1926.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 23 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lila Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Parragundy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nimagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goorimpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Shearer Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston (Hunters Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Tongo Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 23 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 23 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

257 broken records

Margins by which the 257 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 75.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1926

Top 20 records on 23 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1926	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Dinby, AU	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Lila Lower, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Parragundy, AU	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Nimagee, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Hungerford Police Station, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	monthly rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Hungerford, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Mullaley (Bando), AU	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Currabubula, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Marra Creek (Womboin), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Clydebank, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Shearleys Tank, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1926	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 283 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	164
10 to 20	48
20 to 30	22
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	4
70 to 80	2