Weather Records on 26 March 1996

1,372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1996. Highest significance: Greeley, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 1996

On 26 March 1996, 1,372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 1,056 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 1,351 daily.
Greeley set a daily record snow depth of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 26 March 1996.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,372 stations

1,372 station records on 26 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Naolinco de Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chicxulub Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Telchac Puerto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yorktown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake King	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	1,456.0 mm (57.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towner 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,372 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 592, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 464, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 26 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	592
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	464
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 26 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 1,351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,107 broken records

Margins by which the 1,107 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1996

Top 20 records on 26 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1996	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1996	Motul, MX	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Naolinco de Victoria, MX	monthly rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Chicxulub Puerto, MX	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Telchac Puerto, MX	monthly rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Cambridge, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Agate 3 E, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	McCook, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Yorktown, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Worland, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Altamirano (Smn), MX	monthly rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Superior, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Caledonia, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Neillsville 3ESE, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Green Bay, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Eresfjord, NO	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Basel Binningen, CH	monthly rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Manitowoc, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1996	Bau, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	44 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1996. 1996 had 1,372 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 1996-03-26: 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	1,068
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1