Weather Records on 26 March 1942

316 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1942. Highest significance: Bonney Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1942

On 26 March 1942, 316 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 304 daily.
Bonney Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 26 March 1942.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

316 stations

316 station records on 26 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yarral Yarral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbells Forest (Yarraberb)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yandoit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

316 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1942

Top 20 records on 26 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1942	Bonney Downs, AU	monthly rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	25 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Amenia, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Grafton, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Bruning, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Roy Hill, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Yarral Yarral, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Larimore 4SW, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Napoleon, US	all-time snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1942	Boonah Stark Ave, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	38 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1942. 1942 had 316 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 1942-03-26: 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	253
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2