Weather Records on 26 March 1965

1,063 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1965. Highest significance: Forest Grove, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1965

On 26 March 1965, 1,063 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 570 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,021 daily.
Forest Grove set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.2 mm (5.6 in) on 26 March 1965.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,063 stations

1,063 station records on 26 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Glen Warren	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Castledene	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Denmark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northcliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnenup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Naturaliste	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gary	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baker Kbkr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mylor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biddelia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulu	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manjimup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanup East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,063 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 296, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 274, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 60.

Records on 26 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	296
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	274
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	60

Records on 26 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 34, daily 1,021.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

878 broken records

Margins by which the 878 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1965

Top 20 records on 26 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1965	Forest Grove, AU	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1965	Huatusco de Chicuellar, MX	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1965	Glen Warren, AU	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1965	Wilgarrup, AU	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1965	Castledene, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1965	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Denmark, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Northcliffe, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	The Dalles, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Perillup, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Tottenup, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Wonnenup, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Condon, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Cape Naturaliste, AU	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Kent, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Balingup, AU	all-time rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Busselton Shire, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1965	Capel, AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1965. 1965 had 1,063 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 1965-03-26: 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	821
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1