Weather Records on 26 March 1993

966 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1993. Highest significance: E Glacier, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1993

On 26 March 1993, 966 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 951 daily.
E Glacier set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 26 March 1993.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

966 stations

966 station records on 26 March 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandheads	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hume Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eurobin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westhaven	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qu Xian	China	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Los Prietos Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Van Nuys Fc15A	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caransebes	Romania	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kosrae	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmouth Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Panoche 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salinillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cachuma Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tocumwal Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wigwam Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

966 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 264, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 88.

Records on 26 March 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	264
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	88

Records on 26 March 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

799 broken records

Margins by which the 799 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1993

Top 20 records on 26 March 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1993	E Glacier, US	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1993	Mount Buffalo Chalet, AU	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1993	Lowell, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1993	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1993	Juncal Dam, US	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Sandheads, IN	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Pasadena, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Lebec, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Roy, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Hume Reservoir, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Eurobin, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Westhaven, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Newburyport, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Mitta Mitta Forestry, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Arrabury Station, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Carboor, AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Tangambalanga NE Dairy, AU	monthly rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Myrtleford (Ovens Research Sta, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1993	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	48 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1993. 1993 had 966 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 1993-03-26: 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	758
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2