Weather Records on 26 March 1951

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1951. Highest significance: Amroha, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1951

On 26 March 1951, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 727 daily.
Amroha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.1 mm (3.3 in) on 26 March 1951.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 26 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Amroha	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Baloda Bazar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pithora	India	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Khair	India	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ghaziabad	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sanjari	India	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mahasamund	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Janjgir	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point 717	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lanji	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alwaye Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalkasa	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baghpat Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimuki 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beberu	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tauru(Uaoru)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jagraon	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iglas	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muzaffarnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dhamtari	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khairee	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nathana	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Budhana	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mat	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moradabad	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 548, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 26 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	548
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 26 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 49, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1951

Top 20 records on 26 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1951	Amroha, IN	monthly rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1951	Baloda Bazar, IN	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1951	Pithora, IN	monthly rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1951	Khair, IN	monthly rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1951	Ghaziabad, IN	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1951	Sirathu, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Salon, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Maharajganj, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Fatehabad, IN	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Asola, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Nakodar, IN	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Rajakhera, IN	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Scottsburg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Saraikela, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Sanjari, IN	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Ambagarh Chowki, IN	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Mahasamund, IN	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1951	Janjgir, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	53 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1951. 1951 had 777 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1951-03-26: 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 100	685
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1