Weather Records on 26 March 1963

497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1963. Highest significance: Lake City Exp Farm, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1963

On 26 March 1963, 497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 475 daily.
Lake City Exp Farm set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 26 March 1963.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

497 stations

497 station records on 26 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttiadi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pikedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	286.3 mm (11.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	311.4 mm (12.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adur	India	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Srimushnam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mapulehu 542	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puthendam	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valangiman	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poonampet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

497 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 327, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 26 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	327
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 26 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 247.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1963

Top 20 records on 26 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1963	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1963	Grayling, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Kuttiadi, IN	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Pikedale, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Orion, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Kolar, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Tiruppur, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Manati 2 E, PR	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	239.3 mm (9.4 in)	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Vedaranayam, IN	monthly rain	154.1 mm (6.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	286.3 mm (11.3 in)	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Theethandathanam, IN	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Texas Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Masset Airport, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1963	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	311.4 mm (12.3 in)	247.9 mm (9.8 in)	0 years	46 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1963. 1963 had 497 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 1963-03-26: 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 50	424
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2