Weather Records on 26 March 1938

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1938. Highest significance: Ahmadnagar, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1938

On 26 March 1938, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 312 daily.
Ahmadnagar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.4 mm (3.5 in) on 26 March 1938.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 26 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Supa	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bidar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malsiras	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jamner	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bhor	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hosadurga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muddebihal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ranebennur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shikarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Athani	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sirsi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kumsi	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Reno	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manantoddy	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gargoti	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mercara Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manjeri	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harihar	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 222, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 26 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	222
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 312.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1938

Top 20 records on 26 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1938	Ahmadnagar, IN	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Supa, IN	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Naduvattam, IN	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Bidar, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Malsiras, IN	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Sringeri, IN	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Phaltan, IN	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Perumpavur, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	River Jordan, CA	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Jamner, IN	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Ottapidaram, IN	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Bhor, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Hosadurga, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Muddebihal, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1938	Ranebennur, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1938. 1938 had 341 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 1938-03-26: 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 20	245
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1