Weather Records on 26 March 1939

310 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1939. Highest significance: Dudhi, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1939

On 26 March 1939, 310 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 307 daily.
Dudhi set a daily record precipitation of 30.2 mm (1.2 in) on 26 March 1939.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

310 stations

310 station records on 26 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yellapur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sikar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town Lab.Farm (Scheyville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti Filaret	Romania	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Siddapur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

310 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 26 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 26 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

239 broken records

Margins by which the 239 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1939

Top 20 records on 26 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1939	Dudhi, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1939	Mudigere, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1939	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1939	Burrawang (Range Street), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1939	Gage, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Water Valley, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Marlinton, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Miranda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	56 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Concord Walker Hospital, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1939	Hunters Hill (the Bungalow), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	21 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1939. 1939 had 310 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	237
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1