Weather Records on 26 March 1950

458 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1950. Highest significance: Konda, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1950

On 26 March 1950, 458 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 438 daily.
Konda set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 26 March 1950.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

458 stations

458 station records on 26 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalsinghsarai	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chipurupally	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penugonda	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuzvid	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gumma	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosetown Cda Epf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

458 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

377 broken records

Margins by which the 377 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1950

Top 20 records on 26 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1950	Konda, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Dalsinghsarai, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Chipurupally, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Faribault, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Penugonda, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Chugwater, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Bird Island, US	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Teresina, BR	all-time rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Gillette 3SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1950	Monroe, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	35 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1950. 1950 had 458 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 1950-03-26: 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 25	308
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1