Weather Records on 26 March 1946
885 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1946. Highest significance: Darlington (Ware Street), AU.
Key Facts for 26 March 1946
- On 26 March 1946, 885 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 372 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 819 daily.
- Darlington (Ware Street) set a daily record precipitation of 30.7 mm (1.2 in) on 26 March 1946.
- Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.
Record Map
885 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlington (Ware Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.7 mm (1.2 in) | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| Hawkesdale (Post Office) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| Heywood Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.6 mm (2.1 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Nelson | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Woolsthorpe | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 59.7 mm (2.4 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 85.9 mm (3.4 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Dalmorton Homestead | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 226.1 mm (8.9 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Maclean (McLachlan Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 151.1 mm (5.9 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Ulmarra (Newsagency) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 101.9 mm (4.0 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Bellbrook (East Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 179.3 mm (7.1 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Glenthompson (Brie Brie) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Branxholme (Bassett) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.1 mm (1.5 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Hobart Botanical Gardens | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 62.5 mm (2.5 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Mount Nelson | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.9 mm (2.9 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Port Arthur | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 116.8 mm (4.6 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 217.7 mm (8.6 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Apslawn | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 114.8 mm (4.5 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ormley | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 74.9 mm (2.9 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Hobart (Ellerslie Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 60.7 mm (2.4 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lenah Valley (Augusta Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 69.3 mm (2.7 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kempsey (Wide Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 117.3 mm (4.6 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Moutajup | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.4 mm (1.6 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Broadmarsh (Corleen) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 79.8 mm (3.1 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Seal Rocks Camping Reserve | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 140.5 mm (5.5 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wauchope (Avondale Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 124.0 mm (4.9 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Fingal (Legge Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 73.2 mm (2.9 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cape Bruny Lighthouse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | 57 of 100 (Notable) |
| Copmanhurst Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 97.5 mm (3.8 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| South Grafton Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 112.3 mm (4.4 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 149.9 mm (5.9 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Penshurst (Post Office) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.3 mm (1.9 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mathinna (Fingal Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 130.6 mm (5.1 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Crohamhurst | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 261.6 mm (10.3 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Ebor (Kotupna) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 151.6 mm (6.0 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wollomombi (Wallamumbi) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 114.0 mm (4.5 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Laurieton (Elouera St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 160.8 mm (6.3 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Beech Forest | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.6 mm (2.9 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Warrnambool Shire Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 51.8 mm (2.0 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Swansea Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 99.1 mm (3.9 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Uralla (Salisbury Court) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 81.5 mm (3.2 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Trawalla | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 43.2 mm (1.7 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| St Helens Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 98.6 mm (3.9 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Triabunna (3 Boyle Street) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 118.4 mm (4.7 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Rokeby (the Mall) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 52.8 mm (2.1 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sherkawan | India | Record daily precipitation | 175.0 mm (6.9 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Aberfoyle | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 151.4 mm (6.0 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Koroit | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 84.3 mm (3.3 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lindisfarne | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lunawanna | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.8 mm (1.9 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Premaydena Hatchery | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 56.4 mm (2.2 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Woods (Quoin) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 68.6 mm (2.7 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bridport Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Moina | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 81.8 mm (3.2 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Chain of Lagoons | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 135.9 mm (5.4 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Glen Elgin (Glenbrook) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 120.4 mm (4.7 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 102.1 mm (4.0 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wickliffe | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 48.0 mm (1.9 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Burnie (No 1) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 41.7 mm (1.6 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goulds Country Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 140.5 mm (5.5 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lake Leake (Elizabeth River) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 86.4 mm (3.4 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
885 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 240 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 8 |
| Highest daily minimum | 132 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 9 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 483 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 12 |
| Deepest snow cover | 1 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 11 |
| monthly | 55 |
| daily | 819 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
771 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 100 | 751 |
| 100 to 200 | 19 |
| 200 to 300 | 0 |
| 300 to 400 | 0 |
| 400 to 500 | 0 |
| 500 to 600 | 0 |
| 600 to 700 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
26 March 1946| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 1946 | Darlington (Ware Street), AU | daily rain | 30.7 mm (1.2 in) | 24.1 mm (0.9 in) | 84 years | 67 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU | daily rain | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 46.8 mm (1.8 in) | 60 years | 64 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Heywood Post Office, AU | daily rain | 52.6 mm (2.1 in) | 33.5 mm (1.3 in) | 53 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Nelson, AU | daily rain | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 53 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Woolsthorpe, AU | daily rain | 59.7 mm (2.4 in) | 39.9 mm (1.6 in) | 53 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU | daily rain | 85.9 mm (3.4 in) | 59.0 mm (2.3 in) | 40 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Dalmorton Homestead, AU | all-time rain | 226.1 mm (8.9 in) | 59.5 mm (2.3 in) | 6 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU | daily rain | 151.1 mm (5.9 in) | 121.4 mm (4.8 in) | 55 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU | daily rain | 101.9 mm (4.0 in) | 73.2 mm (2.9 in) | 53 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Bellbrook (East Street), AU | daily rain | 179.3 mm (7.1 in) | 150.6 mm (5.9 in) | 53 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Glenthompson (Brie Brie), AU | daily rain | 50.8 mm (2.0 in) | 29.2 mm (1.1 in) | 53 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Branxholme (Bassett), AU | daily rain | 37.1 mm (1.5 in) | 26.9 mm (1.1 in) | 62 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Hobart Botanical Gardens, AU | daily rain | 62.5 mm (2.5 in) | 34.3 mm (1.4 in) | 46 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Mount Nelson, AU | daily rain | 73.9 mm (2.9 in) | 48.5 mm (1.9 in) | 46 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Port Arthur, AU | monthly rain | 116.8 mm (4.6 in) | 31.2 mm (1.2 in) | 14 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 26 March 1946 | Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU | monthly rain | 217.7 mm (8.6 in) | 50.1 mm (2.0 in) | 60 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 26 March 1946 | Apslawn, AU | daily rain | 114.8 mm (4.5 in) | 109.7 mm (4.3 in) | 46 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 26 March 1946 | Ormley, AU | daily rain | 74.9 mm (2.9 in) | 51.5 mm (2.0 in) | 46 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 26 March 1946 | Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU | daily rain | 60.7 mm (2.4 in) | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 46 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 26 March 1946 | Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU | daily rain | 69.3 mm (2.7 in) | 44.4 mm (1.7 in) | 46 years | 59 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 1946Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| 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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).