Weather Records on 26 March 1930

376 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1930. Highest significance: Pointe Au Pere, CA.

Key Facts for 26 March 1930

On 26 March 1930, 376 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 370 daily.
Pointe Au Pere set a daily record snowfall of 28.2 cm (11.1 in) on 26 March 1930.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

376 stations

376 station records on 26 March 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tullahoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

376 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 50, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 March 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	50
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 March 1930 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

307 broken records

Margins by which the 307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1930

Top 20 records on 26 March 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1930	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1930	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1930	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1930	Abitibi Post, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1930	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1930	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	3 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	North Bridgton, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Orono, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Rumford, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Ashland, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Durham, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Abitibi Post, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Parker, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Haverhill, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1930	Colchester 2 W, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	23 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1930. 1930 had 376 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 50	295
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2