Weather Records on 26 March 1976

567 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1976. Highest significance: Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1976

On 26 March 1976, 567 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
175 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 563 daily.
Lithgow (Birdwood St) set a daily record precipitation of 42.8 mm (1.7 in) on 26 March 1976.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

567 stations

567 station records on 26 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Galeana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (Arthursleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts Brook Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cromer Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cristina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Passa Quatro (Inmet)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ilford (Warrangunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

567 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 26 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 26 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 563.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1976

Top 20 records on 26 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1976	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Blackheath (Lawrence St), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Nowra Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Lawson (Wilson Street), AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Galeana (Smn), MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Marulan (Arthursleigh), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Denman (Palace Street), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Muswellbrook (Edderton), AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Amos, CA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Rusk, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Milwaukee Mitchell AP, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1976	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1976. 1976 had 567 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	478
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2