Weather Records on 26 March 1952

283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1952

On 26 March 1952, 283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 276 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 26 March 1952.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

283 stations

283 station records on 26 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradenton Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weltevreden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

283 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 26 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 26 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 914.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1952

Top 20 records on 26 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Kurseong, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Britton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Avon Park 2 W, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1952	Liepaja, LV	daily low min	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	51 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Velikie Luki, RU	daily low max	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	241.3 cm (95.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Plant City, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1952	Bradenton Exp STN, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	32 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1952. 1952 had 283 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 1952-03-26: 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 200	213
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1