Weather Records on 26 March 1989

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1989. Highest significance: Devonia, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1989

On 26 March 1989, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
505 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Devonia set an all-time record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 26 March 1989.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 26 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mineiros Do Tiete (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler Heights	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nunkeri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strathyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kupunn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goyders Lagoon (Clifton Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Wattle Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Bonnie View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griggs 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Asu	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Vale (Numeralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irving	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kuyura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Ulinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 390, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 26 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	390
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 26 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

855 broken records

Margins by which the 855 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1989

Top 20 records on 26 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1989	Devonia, AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1989	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1989	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Mineiros Do Tiete (Cpef), BR	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Beaver Creek, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Snowflake, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Fowlerton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Heber (Black Mesa) Rs, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Phoenix AP, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Mormon Flat, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Chandler Heights, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Payson, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Kurrowah, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Nunkeri, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1989	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	86 years	45 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1989. 1989 had 1,031 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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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	836
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1