Weather Records on 26 March 1988

1,094 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1988. Highest significance: Stehekin 4 NW, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1988

On 26 March 1988, 1,094 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
763 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 108 monthly and 986 daily.
Stehekin 4 NW set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 26 March 1988.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,094 stations

1,094 station records on 26 March 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Thursday Island Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gowanda Correctional	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Mtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerralvo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohrendorf-Kleinseebach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stevensville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alicante	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,094 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 455, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 245, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 26 March 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	455
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	245
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 26 March 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 108, daily 986.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

851 broken records

Margins by which the 851 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1988

Top 20 records on 26 March 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1988	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Thursday Island Mo, AU	daily rain	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Providence, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Mesa, US	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Brockton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	87 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Freeland, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Tylertown 5ESE, US	monthly rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Gowanda Correctional, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Pomona/Fairplex, US	monthly high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Mecca Fire STN, US	monthly high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Norwich Public Utility Plt, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Williams, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Holbrook, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Eagle Mtn, US	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1988	Santa Barbara, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	38 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1988. 1988 had 1,094 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 1988-03-26: 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	845
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1