Weather Records on 26 March 1936

269 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1936. Highest significance: Skardu, PK.

Key Facts for 26 March 1936

On 26 March 1936, 269 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 254 daily.
Skardu set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 March 1936.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

269 stations

269 station records on 26 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Skardu	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shirol	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worthington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sakardu Obsy	Pakistan	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indapur	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

269 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1936

Top 20 records on 26 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1936	Skardu, PK	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Maple Plain, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Shirol, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Nelson, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Gleichen, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1936	Kamakhyanagar, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Milan, IT	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Lugano, CH	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Worthington, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Stanley Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Armour, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1936	Grantsburg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 years	25 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1936. 1936 had 269 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 1936-03-26: 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 50	175
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1