Weather Records on 26 March 1994

707 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1994. Highest significance: Gwalior, IN.

Key Facts for 26 March 1994

On 26 March 1994, 707 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 673 daily.
Gwalior set a daily record precipitation of 50.0 mm (2.0 in) on 26 March 1994.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

707 stations

707 station records on 26 March 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Linha Cescon	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	227.0 cm (89.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Bonito (Sudene)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tatui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooper Lake Project	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skjak	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loei	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chapadao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maudal	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	167.0 cm (65.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record snow depth	215.0 cm (84.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mandujano	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Erebango	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuara	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Centenario	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cointzio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbrier	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

707 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 26 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 26 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 712.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1994

Top 20 records on 26 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1994	Gwalior, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Fada N'Gourma, BF	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Shemya USAF Base, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Black Lake, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Vila Capivari, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Port Alsworth, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Iliamna AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Linha Cescon, BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Anadyr, RU	daily low min	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	227.0 cm (89.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Acude Bonito (Sudene), BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Tatui, BR	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Mina, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Cooper Lake Project, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1994	Skjak, NO	daily snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	36 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1994. 1994 had 707 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 100	489
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1