Weather Records on 26 March 1954

304 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1954. Highest significance: Dhanora, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1954

On 26 March 1954, 304 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 297 daily.
Dhanora set a monthly record daily precipitation of 101.9 mm (4.0 in) on 26 March 1954.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

304 stations

304 station records on 26 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dhanora	India	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santaravur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westminter Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trompsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tiangua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rayachoti	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

304 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

264 broken records

Margins by which the 264 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1954

Top 20 records on 26 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1954	Dhanora, IN	monthly rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Santaravur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Patu, BR	monthly rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Gobichettipalaya, IN	monthly rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Santhanpara, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Hope Little Mountain, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Steinkopf (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	0.4 mm (0.02 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1954	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Itabatinga, BR	monthly rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Westminter Estate, ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Petrusville (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Serrinha, BR	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1954	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	29 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1954. 1954 had 304 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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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	220
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2