Weather Records on 26 March 1933

102 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1933. Highest significance: Storm Lake, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1933

On 26 March 1933, 102 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 102 daily.
Storm Lake set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 26 March 1933.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

102 stations

102 station records on 26 March 1933 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1933: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ovando	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.4 C (-44.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dantan	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ullawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Purnea	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

102 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1933 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 March 1933 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 March 1933 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1397.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1933

Top 20 records on 26 March 1933 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1933	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1933	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Ladner, CA	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	53 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	42 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Pakribarwan, IN	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Ovando, US	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Godda, IN	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Viljujsk, RU	daily low min	-42.4 C (-44.3 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Marlinton, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	38 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Peedamullah, AU	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Nawadah, IN	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1933	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	16 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 1933

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1933. 1933 had 102 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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Data for records on 1933-03-26: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	70
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1