Weather Records on 26 March 1979

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1979. Highest significance: Ellsworth, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1979

On 26 March 1979, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
178 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 658 daily.
Ellsworth set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 26 March 1979.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 26 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jaskul	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Do Doutor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nitchequon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.5 C (101.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maine-Sorda	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Marks 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 26 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 26 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1979

Top 20 records on 26 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1979	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1979	Jaskul, RU	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Millinocket, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	St George, CA	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Serra Do Doutor, BR	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Bodocongo, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Eastport, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Liman, RU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	81 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Nitchequon, CA	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Cordele, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Woodland, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Cheboygan, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Evart, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Alma, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1979	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1979	Yampa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1979	Ocala, US	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1979. 1979 had 677 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 1979-03-26: 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 50	546
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1