Weather Records on 26 March 1929

281 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1929. Highest significance: Beaver Lake, CA.

Key Facts for 26 March 1929

On 26 March 1929, 281 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
173 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 268 daily.
Beaver Lake set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 26 March 1929.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

281 stations

281 station records on 26 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goldstream Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Normanstone Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

281 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 99, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 26 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	99
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 26 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 268.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 37.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1929

Top 20 records on 26 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1929	Beaver Lake, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1929	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1929	Goldstream Lake, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1929	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1929	Astoria, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1929	Tunis, TN	daily rain	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Charleston, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Pana, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Armagh, GB	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Peak Downs, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Grafton, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Taunton, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1929	Goodna Ampol, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	22 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1929. 1929 had 281 records.

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

Records on 03-26 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1837	1
1843	1
1850	1
1862	2
1865	1
1867	1
1871	1
1873	2
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	2
1889	1
1890	5
1892	5
1893	1
1894	3
1895	3
1896	6
1897	5
1898	1
1899	3
1901	12
1902	17
1903	18
1904	29
1905	23
1906	20
1907	21
1908	16
1909	21
1910	29
1911	13
1912	33
1913	123
1914	49
1915	16
1916	27
1917	54
1918	60
1919	45
1920	81
1921	79
1922	45
1923	129
1924	115
1925	123
1926	144
1927	75
1928	456
1929	281
1930	376
1931	234
1932	279
1933	102
1934	289
1935	311
1936	269
1937	806
1938	341
1939	310
1940	1,032
1941	366
1942	316
1943	341
1944	437
1945	852
1946	885
1947	619
1948	325
1949	585
1950	458
1951	777
1952	283
1953	482
1954	304
1955	1,914
1956	829
1957	251
1958	314
1959	435
1960	1,067
1961	486
1962	330
1963	497
1964	898
1965	1,063
1966	306
1967	538
1968	562
1969	593
1970	368
1971	1,502
1972	634
1973	522
1974	691
1975	859
1976	567
1977	626
1978	1,008
1979	677
1980	459
1981	824
1982	736
1983	1,199
1984	594
1985	860
1986	634
1987	741
1988	1,094
1989	1,031
1990	871
1991	1,705
1992	642
1993	966
1994	707
1995	1,374
1996	1,372
1997	1,298
1998	1,305
1999	867
2000	601
2001	1,383
2002	1,092
2003	746
2004	1,511
2005	776
2006	949
2007	1,976
2008	1,161
2009	754
2010	717
2011	691
2012	945
2013	1,759
2014	1,048
2015	846
2016	463
2017	430
2018	693
2019	364
2020	812
2021	778
2022	1,281
2023	1,817
2024	780
2025	1,860
2026	1,809

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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 5	160
5 to 10	26
10 to 15	9
15 to 20	17
20 to 25	5
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1