Weather Records on 26 March 1985

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1985. Highest significance: UNIV of Utah, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1985

On 26 March 1985, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
291 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 848 daily.
UNIV of Utah set a monthly record snow depth of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 26 March 1985.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 26 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conconully	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kapelle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Klundert	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen Op Zoom	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steenbergen (Nb)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.5 cm (24.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Girua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niangala (Ashland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mono Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenview	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scott City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 289, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 26 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	289
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 26 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 848.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 412.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1985

Top 20 records on 26 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1985	UNIV of Utah, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1985	Hayfork 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1985	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1985	Conconully, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Kapelle, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Sharon Springs, US	monthly high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Woodfords, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	monthly rain	211.2 mm (8.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Orleans, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Klundert, NL	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Yreka, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Bergen Op Zoom, NL	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Steenbergen (Nb), NL	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Paisley, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	2.7 cm (1.1 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Laguna, AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1985	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	daily snowfall	62.5 cm (24.6 in)	41.2 cm (16.2 in)	20 years	42 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1985. 1985 had 860 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1985-03-26: 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	699
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1