Weather Records on 26 March 1998

1,305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1998. Highest significance: Hellinikon, GR.

Key Facts for 26 March 1998

On 26 March 1998, 1,305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
893 were record highs and 216 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,250 daily.
Hellinikon set an all-time record daily precipitation of 142.0 mm (5.6 in) on 26 March 1998.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

1,305 stations

1,305 station records on 26 March 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oak City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Desert Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riacho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northway AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Do Carmo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Peach Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Caverns	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Descanso Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bossangoa	Central African Republic	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Luqa	Malta	Record low minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seney Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,305 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 368, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 525, Lowest daily minimum 161, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 26 March 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	368
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	525
Lowest daily minimum	161
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 26 March 1998 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 48, daily 1,250.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,000 broken records

Margins by which the 1,000 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 131.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1998

Top 20 records on 26 March 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1998	Hellinikon, GR	all-time rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1998	Oak City, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1998	Desert Nwr, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1998	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Riacho, BR	daily rain	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Man, CI	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Tarkio, US	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Northway AP, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Fazenda Do Carmo, BR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Peach Springs, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Ajo, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Mitchell Caverns, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Descanso Rs, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Winner, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Richfield, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Hartington, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Barra de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1998	Bakke, NO	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	41 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1998. 1998 had 1,305 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 1998-03-26: 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 20	972
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1