Weather Records on 26 March 1957

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1957. Highest significance: Humboldt, CA.

Key Facts for 26 March 1957

On 26 March 1957, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 245 daily.
Humboldt set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 26 March 1957.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 26 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bichhia	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shajapur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tugaske	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Niab	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandhata	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashta	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 26 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 26 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

199 broken records

Margins by which the 199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1957

Top 20 records on 26 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1957	Humboldt, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Andarai, BR	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Healy, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Rampur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Larned, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1957	Nokomis, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Tugaske, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Galesburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Ituacu, BR	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Steffenville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Bichhia, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Riva, IT	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Melfort, CA	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1957	Melfort, CA	monthly snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	21 years	25 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1957. 1957 had 251 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 50	163
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1