Weather Records on 26 March 1966

306 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1966. Highest significance: Buxton, GB.

Key Facts for 26 March 1966

On 26 March 1966, 306 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 305 daily.
Buxton set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 26 March 1966.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

306 stations

306 station records on 26 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Netherby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Grande (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ville Marie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heaslip	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
McCulloch	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Djavsangoz	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sar'ja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irtyshsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinega	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karakul'	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inner Canyon Usgs	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truxton Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

306 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 26 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 26 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1966

Top 20 records on 26 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1966	Buxton, GB	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1966	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	78 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1966	Lysebotn, NO	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1966	Barkerville, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1966	Jokkmokk, SE	daily low max	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1966	Netherby, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Belle Isle, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Bethlehem, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Saentis, CH	daily low min	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Lowestoft, GB	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Eufaula, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	71 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Lugansk, UA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Clearwater, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1966	Millen 4 N, US	daily low min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	25 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1966. 1966 had 306 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 1966-03-26: 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	216
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2