Weather Records on 26 March 1961

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1961. Highest significance: Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1961

On 26 March 1961, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 450 daily.
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula set an all-time record daily precipitation of 316.7 mm (12.5 in) on 26 March 1961.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 26 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	316.7 mm (12.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine (Caledonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middelpos (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Groenkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parysfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Tablelands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Underbool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gwabegar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Macaiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenny Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 120, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 24.

Records on 26 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	120
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 26 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 24, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1961

Top 20 records on 26 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1961	Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula, AU	all-time rain	316.7 mm (12.5 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1961	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1961	Elandspoort, ZA	all-time rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1961	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1961	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1961	Roodebloem, ZA	all-time rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1961	Uitkomst, ZA	all-time rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Fraserburg, ZA	monthly rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Baradine (Caledonia), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Emu Plains, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Carnarvon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Calvinia, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Menangle Jmai, AU	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Nerriga Composite, AU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Middelpos (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1961	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	50 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1961. 1961 had 486 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 1961-03-26: 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 20	344
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1