Weather Records on 26 March 1975

859 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1975. Highest significance: Powers Lake 1N, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1975

On 26 March 1975, 859 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 333 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 844 daily.
Powers Lake 1N set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 26 March 1975.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

859 stations

859 station records on 26 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Riverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Burukan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Couro Do Cervo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garland 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada de Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

859 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 217, Heaviest daily snowfall 145, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 26 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	217
Heaviest daily snowfall	145
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 26 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 844.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

704 broken records

Margins by which the 704 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1975

Top 20 records on 26 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1975	Powers Lake 1N, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1975	Riverdale, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1975	Livingston, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1975	Burukan, RU	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Ames, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Piranhas, BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Powers Lake 1N, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Willcox, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Lewistown AP, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Usina Couro Do Cervo, BR	daily rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Treherne, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Coroaci, BR	daily rain	114.9 mm (4.5 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Bright Angel Rs, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1975	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	39 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1975. 1975 had 859 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 100	680
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1