Weather Records on 26 March 1971

1,502 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1971. Highest significance: Greenville, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1971

On 26 March 1971, 1,502 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
334 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,412 daily.
Greenville set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 26 March 1971.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,502 stations

1,502 station records on 26 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
New Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brantley	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynnville 4 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	251.7 mm (9.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,502 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 218, Highest daily minimum 151, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 574, Heaviest daily snowfall 242, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 26 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	218
Highest daily minimum	151
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	574
Heaviest daily snowfall	242
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 26 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 89, daily 1,412.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,316 broken records

Margins by which the 1,316 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1971

Top 20 records on 26 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1971	Greenville, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Niulii 179, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Rustplaats, ZA	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Ellensburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	New Canton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Langley AFB, US	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1971	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	235.2 mm (9.3 in)	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Tryon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Bochum, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Haina 214, US	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Solomons, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Catawba Hospital, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Farmville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1971	Brantley, US	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	50 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1971. 1971 had 1,502 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 1971-03-26: 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	1,231
100 to 200	66
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1