Weather Records on 31 March 1926

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1926. Highest significance: Marengo, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1926

On 31 March 1926, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 99 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 300 daily.
Marengo set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 31 March 1926.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 31 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 31 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 31 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1926

Top 20 records on 31 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1926	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Haliburton A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Lindsay, CA	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Toronto, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Menasha, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Eufaula, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Trenton 1 NNE, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1926	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Columbus Dardc, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Wien, AT	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Evergreen, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Beloit, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Peterborough, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	52 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1926	Alma, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	31 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

1808 to 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1926. 1926 had 306 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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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 100	253
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1