Weather Records on 26 March 1982

736 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1982. Highest significance: Ouse (Millbrook), AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1982

On 26 March 1982, 736 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
249 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 709 daily.
Ouse (Millbrook) set a daily record precipitation of 37.6 mm (1.5 in) on 26 March 1982.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

736 stations

736 station records on 26 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balgo Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Corupa (Hansa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury (Warringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jormlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho (Northumbria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joanopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Pequena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guaicurus (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehorse A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catucaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anza	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bow River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nordvik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

736 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 26 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 26 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

623 broken records

Margins by which the 623 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1982

Top 20 records on 26 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1982	Ouse (Millbrook), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Valencia, ES	daily rain	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Balgo Hills, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Sandnas, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Montague 4 NW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Barrage Mattawin, CA	daily snowfall	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Corupa (Hansa), BR	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Nurata, UZ	all-time rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Ganca, AZ	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	87 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	daily low max	28.4 C (83.1 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Woodbury (Warringa), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Legaspi, PH	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Santa Barbara, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	75 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1982	Margaret River Station, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1982	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	34 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1982. 1982 had 736 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 1982-03-26: 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	608
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1