Weather Records on 26 March 1973

522 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1973. Highest significance: Brunette Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1973

On 26 March 1973, 522 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
159 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 498 daily.
Brunette Downs set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 26 March 1973.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

522 stations

522 station records on 26 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	319.8 mm (12.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Altyn-Mazar	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgeacca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
German Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roebling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

522 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 26 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 26 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1973

Top 20 records on 26 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1973	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1973	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	319.8 mm (12.6 in)	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1973	Chestertown, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1973	Altyn-Mazar, TJ	monthly rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1973	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Annapolis US Naval Aca, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Termez, UZ	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Alexandria, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Mafeteng, LS	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Hatteras, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Toms River, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	95 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Newark Ag Farm, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1973	Avon Downs, AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	59 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1973. 1973 had 522 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-03-26: 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	388
20 to 40	49
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1