Weather Records on 29 March 1926

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1926. Highest significance: Brooksville Chin Hill, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1926

On 29 March 1926, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 178 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 255 daily.
Brooksville Chin Hill set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 29 March 1926.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 29 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Arapaho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 119, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 29 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	119
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 29 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 255.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

209 broken records

Margins by which the 209 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1926

Top 20 records on 29 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1926	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Springer, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Heber, US	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Deming, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Beito, NO	monthly rain	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Biri, NO	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Clifton, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Nord Odal, NO	daily rain	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	The Towers, ZA	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1926	Cowles, US	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	29 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

1805 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1926. 1926 had 258 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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	194
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1