Weather Records on 28 March 1926

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1926. Highest significance: Atlantic 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1926

On 28 March 1926, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 221 daily.
Atlantic 1 NE set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 28 March 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 28 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 28 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 28 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1926

Top 20 records on 28 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1926	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1926	St Georges, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Pimlico, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Warthausen-Birkenhard, DE	monthly rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Philipstown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	San Diego Wbo, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Cheneyville 1 NE, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	New Angledool Telephone Office, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Moorna, AU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Yerevan, AM	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1926	Lake Moraine, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 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

1805 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1926. 1926 had 222 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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	166
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1