Weather Records on 26 March 1986

634 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1986. Highest significance: Pompano Beach, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1986

On 26 March 1986, 634 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 618 daily.
Pompano Beach set a daily record precipitation of 122.4 mm (4.8 in) on 26 March 1986.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

634 stations

634 station records on 26 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Do Costa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami WSO City	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aiuruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hua Hin	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Totolapa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pasadena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Strevell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Presa San Ildefonso	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Luminarias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coroados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Danxho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record low maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Andres	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dearborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer Job Corps	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

634 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 26 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 26 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 618.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1986

Top 20 records on 26 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1986	Pompano Beach, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Arcade, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Griffiss AFB, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Villa Purificacion (Dge), MX	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Penjamo, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Lewiston, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	St George, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1986	Ponte Do Costa, BR	daily rain	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Hialeah, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	E Tawas, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Miami WSO City, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Miami Beach, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Alto Alegre, BR	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Minonk, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Aiuruoca, BR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Hua Hin, TH	monthly high max	37.5 C (99.5 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1986	Castle Hot Springs, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	68 years	30 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1986. 1986 had 634 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 1986-03-26: 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 20	433
20 to 40	8
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3