Weather Records on 26 March 1960

1,067 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1960. Highest significance: Piketberg (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 26 March 1960

On 26 March 1960, 1,067 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
432 were record highs and 385 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 1,041 daily.
Piketberg (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 March 1960.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,067 stations

1,067 station records on 26 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockbridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marshall East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warralakin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	167.8 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,067 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 293, Lowest daily maximum 117, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 26 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	293
Lowest daily maximum	117
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 26 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 1,041.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

854 broken records

Margins by which the 854 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1960

Top 20 records on 26 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1960	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1960	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1960	Hamelin Station, AU	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1960	Mt Carroll, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Tamala, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Sao Goncalo Do Amarante, BR	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Natal, BR	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Itapipoca, BR	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Mardie, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Wubin, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Beacon, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Edaggee, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Brookville FAA AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Ridgway, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Galva, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1960	Onawa 3NW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	39 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1960. 1960 had 1,067 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	799
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2