Weather Records on 26 March 1947

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1947. Highest significance: Greenville 2 NE, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1947

On 26 March 1947, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 327 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 612 daily.
Greenville 2 NE set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 26 March 1947.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 26 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watrap	India	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwight	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Blair	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 220, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 26 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	220
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 26 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 612.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 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 1947

Top 20 records on 26 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1947	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Teresina, BR	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Ville Marie, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Hiram, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Ville Marie, CA	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1947	Philippi, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Burkes Garden, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Watrap, IN	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Brockville, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	73 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Canfield 1 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	19.9 C (67.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Oneonta, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1947	Buckhannon, US	daily low max	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	49 years	28 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1947. 1947 had 619 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 1947-03-26: 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	455
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1