Weather Records on 26 March 1968

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1968. Highest significance: Kalgan River, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1968

On 26 March 1968, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 533 daily.
Kalgan River set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 26 March 1968.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 26 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manypeaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bally Bally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
King River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alldays	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anketell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kottarakara	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buntzen Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Etne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edenholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magiwirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kuringup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alouette Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 220, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 26 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	220
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 26 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

462 broken records

Margins by which the 462 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1968

Top 20 records on 26 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1968	Kalgan River, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Limassol, CY	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Muvattupuzha, IN	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Manypeaks, AU	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Garibaldi, CA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Bally Bally, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Koonmarra, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	King River, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Alldays, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Beverley, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Pingrup South, AU	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Kalli, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Yellanup, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Peppermint Grove, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Anketell, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1968	Charles City, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	69 years	40 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1968. 1968 had 562 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 1968-03-26: 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	455
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1