Weather Records on 26 March 1964

898 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1964. Highest significance: Canton, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1964

On 26 March 1964, 898 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 423 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 887 daily.
Canton set a daily record precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 26 March 1964.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

898 stations

898 station records on 26 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Levan	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bollier	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mitis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	46.2 cm (18.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krumbach-Edenhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornelia	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sakri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edgefield 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gokak	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

898 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 268, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	268
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

766 broken records

Margins by which the 766 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1964

Top 20 records on 26 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1964	Canton, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1964	Anderson, US	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1964	Levan, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1964	Saluda, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1964	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Newberry, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Greenwood, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Hartwell, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Blair, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Manistique Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Caledonia, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Bollier, AU	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Barrage Mitis, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Elberton 2 N, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1964	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	51 years	47 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1964. 1964 had 898 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1964-03-26: 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	728
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1