Weather Records on 26 March 1972

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1972. Highest significance: Darganata, UZ.

Key Facts for 26 March 1972

On 26 March 1972, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
118 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 615 daily.
Darganata set an all-time record daily precipitation of 59.8 mm (2.4 in) on 26 March 1972.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 26 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Darganata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Indaial	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pendroy 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jaborandi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kananaskis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Bremen	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Feitoria (Sao Felix)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Carbon R Ent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jacupiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 26 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 26 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 615.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 206.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1972

Top 20 records on 26 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1972	Darganata, UZ	all-time rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1972	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Kaycee, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Roy 8 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Indaial, BR	daily rain	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Pendroy 2 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Siler City 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Jaborandi, BR	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Kananaskis, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Kananaskis, CA	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Mott, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Cedaredge, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Broadus, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	New England, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Willow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Sackville, CA	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Ghanzi, BW	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Westcliffe, US	monthly high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1972	Ralph 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	37 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1972. 1972 had 634 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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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	457
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2