Weather Records on 26 March 1940

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1940. Highest significance: Kaikalur, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1940

On 26 March 1940, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 486 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,020 daily.
Kaikalur set a daily record precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 26 March 1940.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 26 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaikalur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alamur(Alamar)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mohanlalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gannavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sahebganj	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvur(Tiruvvru)	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bhimavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gudivada	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Domeriaganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vishnupur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uluberia	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tufanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rapalle	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Budge Budge	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reidsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 377, Heaviest daily rainfall 315, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 26 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	377
Heaviest daily rainfall	315
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 26 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 1,020.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1940

Top 20 records on 26 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1940	Kaikalur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Alamur(Alamar), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Mohanlalganj, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Rajahmundry, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Puttur, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Gannavaram, IN	monthly rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Azimganj, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Sahebganj, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Salem, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Tiruvur(Tiruvvru), IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Kentfield, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Tennant Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Bhimavaram, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Kanuparthi, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Gudivada, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Domeriaganj Sr, IN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Vishnupur, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1940	Bongaon, IN	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1940. 1940 had 1,032 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 1940-03-26: 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	860
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1