Weather Records on 26 March 1983

1,199 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1983. Highest significance: Le Mars, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1983

On 26 March 1983, 1,199 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 281 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,157 daily.
Le Mars set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 26 March 1983.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,199 stations

1,199 station records on 26 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burwell 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minneota	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.8 cm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ceraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Mandacaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikiy Berezny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holstein	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,199 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 133, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 148, Heaviest daily rainfall 380, Heaviest daily snowfall 244, Deepest snow cover 149.

Records on 26 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	133
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	148
Heaviest daily rainfall	380
Heaviest daily snowfall	244
Deepest snow cover	149

Records on 26 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 34, daily 1,157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,010 broken records

Margins by which the 1,010 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1983

Top 20 records on 26 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1983	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1983	Knoxville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1983	Burwell 2WSW, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1983	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1983	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Red Oak, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Bailey, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Stanton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Minneota, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Plattsmouth 1E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Wymore, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Corner Brook, CA	daily snowfall	25.8 cm (10.2 in)	18.2 cm (7.2 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Dodge, US	all-time snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Roosevelt, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Butte, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1983	Des Moines Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 years	50 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1983. 1983 had 1,199 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 1983-03-26: 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 100	908
100 to 200	89
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1