Weather Records on 26 March 1980

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1980. Highest significance: Maricopa, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1980

On 26 March 1980, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 448 daily.
Maricopa set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 26 March 1980.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 26 March 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte de Lima	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Exp Farm 434	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record snow depth	208.3 cm (82.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Los Banos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Loretta 1W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tegjultja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shiprock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bahty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakanas	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palmdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mataj	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Centro 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buran	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
O O Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seminoe Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulken Nary	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 26 March 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 26 March 1980 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

350 broken records

Margins by which the 350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1980

Top 20 records on 26 March 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1980	Maricopa, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1980	Veselyi Podil, UA	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Uch-Aral, KZ	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Kulani Camp 79, US	daily rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	71 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high min	20.5 C (68.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Pine Bluffs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	12.3 C (54.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1980	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.5 C (70.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	85 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Dos Bocas, PR	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Hanford 1 S, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	1.9 cm (0.7 in)	67 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Pattiway, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Ponte de Lima, PT	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Nantes-Bouguenais, FR	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Alexander, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1980	Haleakala Exp Farm 434, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	27 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1980. 1980 had 459 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 50	328
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1