Weather Records on 26 March 1991

1,705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1991. Highest significance: Trona, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1991

On 26 March 1991, 1,705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
917 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 104 monthly and 1,598 daily.
Trona set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 26 March 1991.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,705 stations

1,705 station records on 26 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hohhot	China	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bowbells	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lutzputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayabal	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acton Escondido Fc261	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Callahan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Paula	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,705 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 507, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 410, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 26 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	507
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	410
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 26 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 104, daily 1,598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,393 broken records

Margins by which the 1,393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1991

Top 20 records on 26 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1991	Trona, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1991	Hohhot, CN	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1991	Zametchino, RU	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Bowbells, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	McCloud, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Nevada City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Nevada City, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Ft Logan 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Lutzputs, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Princeton, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Sherman, US	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Yates Ctr, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1991	Orland, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	86 years	43 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1991. 1991 had 1,705 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 1991-03-26: 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	1,368
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2