Weather Records on 26 March 1958

314 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1958. Highest significance: Cedar Run (River), US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1958

On 26 March 1958, 314 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 122 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 314 daily.
Cedar Run (River) set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 26 March 1958.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

314 stations

314 station records on 26 March 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Senhor Do Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cresson 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korsakov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

314 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 26 March 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 26 March 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 314.

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 450.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1958

Top 20 records on 26 March 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1958	Cedar Run (River), US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Queimadas, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Bayard, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Belle Glade, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Weldon, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Bellefonte 4 S, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1958	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	St Joseph 3 N, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	62 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	State College, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1958	Montrose, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	27 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1958. 1958 had 314 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 1958-03-26: 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 100	252
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1