Weather Records on 26 March 1935

311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1935. Highest significance: Nes Pa Hedmark, NO.

Key Facts for 26 March 1935

On 26 March 1935, 311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 298 daily.
Nes Pa Hedmark set a daily record snow depth of 55.0 cm (21.7 in) on 26 March 1935.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

311 stations

311 station records on 26 March 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Attabari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rajpuri(Rampur)	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

311 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 March 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 March 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 550.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1935

Top 20 records on 26 March 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1935	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Lumberton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Syfergat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Lady Grey (Pol), ZA	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1935	Attabari, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1935	Hillmoor, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1935	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1935	Beaufort, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1935	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 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

1805 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1935. 1935 had 311 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 100	248
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1