Weather Records on 26 March 1969

593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1969. Highest significance: Cowley Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1969

On 26 March 1969, 593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 223 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 586 daily.
Cowley Station set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 26 March 1969.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

593 stations

593 station records on 26 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	230.5 mm (9.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edith Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vrede-Mun	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Hills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatchville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rooikop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bethanga Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Poset	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houmoed	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

593 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 26 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 26 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1969

Top 20 records on 26 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1969	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1969	Makakatana, ZA	monthly rain	230.5 mm (9.1 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Edith Creek, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	South Comongin, AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	7 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Karina, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Ficksburg;Kersieproe, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Currie Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Smithton (Grant Street), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Cape Grim (Woolnorth), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Vrede-Mun, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Elgin Water, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Sunny Hills, ZA	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Yarronvale, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	York Pond, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Rio Grande City, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	West Leichhardt Station, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1969	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	35 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1969. 1969 had 593 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 1969-03-26: 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	488
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1