Weather Records on 26 March 1995

1,374 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1995. Highest significance: McPherson, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1995

On 26 March 1995, 1,374 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
465 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,297 daily.
McPherson set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 26 March 1995.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,374 stations

1,374 station records on 26 March 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pretoria-New Cemetry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Idalia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yelbeni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hengelo (O)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Curu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gabes	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Junta Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springs-Olympia Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Osnabruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alfhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Liman	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Dam 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Norcia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ironside 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Accord Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,374 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 224, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 590, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 26 March 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	224
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	590
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 26 March 1995 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 73, daily 1,297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,093 broken records

Margins by which the 1,093 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1995

Top 20 records on 26 March 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1995	McPherson, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1995	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1995	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1995	Pretoria-New Cemetry, ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1995	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Idalia, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Springfield 1 NW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Buffelsnek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Windom, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	T Uleniy-Ostrov, RU	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Stratton, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Yelbeni, AU	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Hengelo (O), NL	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Sao Luiz Do Curu, BR	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Gabes, TN	daily low min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Sharon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1995	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	51 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 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1995. 1995 had 1,374 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 1995-03-26: 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 50	1,060
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1