Weather Records on 26 March 1962

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1962. Highest significance: Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR.

Key Facts for 26 March 1962

On 26 March 1962, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 324 daily.
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 26 March 1962.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 26 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wonderfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Belle	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columinjuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Evap	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	170.0 cm (66.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Landrum 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Retreat (Barcoo River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lezay	France	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pinewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Copley (Yankaninna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 26 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 26 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 324.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 700.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1962

Top 20 records on 26 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1962	Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de, FR	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1962	Wonderfontein (Skl), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Uloa, ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Broken Hill (Nuntherungie), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Etne, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	La Belle, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Columinjuba, BR	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Riverview, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Pelzer, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1962	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1962	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1962	Liafoss, NO	daily snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1962	Jefferson City Evap, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1962	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	32 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1962. 1962 had 330 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 1962-03-26: 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	275
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1