Weather Records on 26 March 1956

829 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1956. Highest significance: Prince, CA.

Key Facts for 26 March 1956

On 26 March 1956, 829 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 801 daily.
Prince set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 26 March 1956.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

829 stations

829 station records on 26 March 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prince	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goorganga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Florisbad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moreson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.6 mm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carruchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.9 mm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Junqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tweespruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.9 C (94.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

829 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 290, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 47, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 26 March 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	290
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	47
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 26 March 1956 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

679 broken records

Margins by which the 679 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1956

Top 20 records on 26 March 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1956	Prince, CA	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1956	Melfort, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Goorganga, AU	daily rain	181.9 mm (7.2 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Lost River, CA	all-time snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Saskatoon U of S, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Hendrikspan (Skl), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	The Valley, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Lyndon, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Lyndon, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Lost River, CA	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Amherst, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Florisbad, ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1956	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	40 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1956. 1956 had 829 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 1956-03-26: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	627
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3