Weather Records on 26 March 1943

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1943. Highest significance: Deoband, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1943

On 26 March 1943, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 333 daily.
Deoband set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 26 March 1943.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 26 March 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deoband	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sherthala	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ambalapuza	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Punalur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwar Mayapur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karnaprayag	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	226.0 cm (89.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Okay 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roorkee	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 March 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 March 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

297 broken records

Margins by which the 297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1943

Top 20 records on 26 March 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1943	Deoband, IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Nainital, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Missao Velha, BR	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Sherthala, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Ambalapuza, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Trout Creek 2 W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Pearl River, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Chowghat, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Morgan City, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1943	Dalby Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1943	Pauri, IN	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1943	Currais Novos, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1943	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1943	Revelstoke, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1943	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1943	Punalur, IN	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1943	Hardwar Mayapur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	30 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1943. 1943 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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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 100	294
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1