Weather Records on 26 March 1974

691 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1974. Highest significance: Satna, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1974

On 26 March 1974, 691 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 672 daily.
Satna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.9 mm (4.7 in) on 26 March 1974.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

691 stations

691 station records on 26 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Satna	India	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Canegrass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paramirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Batalha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Comox A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkadene (Murtho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Taringo Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuaba (Bebedouro)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Raleigh	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Brejo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

691 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 266, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	266
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1974

Top 20 records on 26 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1974	Satna, IN	monthly rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1974	Chaval, BR	monthly rain	144.2 mm (5.7 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1974	Canegrass, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Paramirim, BR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Queenton, AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Coolabah Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Charters Towers Post Office, AU	daily rain	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Red Hill South, AU	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Copley (Myrtle Springs), AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Bluff Downs Station, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Ntywenka (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Batalha, BR	monthly rain	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Comox A, CA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1974	Thurulgoona, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	42 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1974. 1974 had 691 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 1974-03-26: 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	505
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	18
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1