Weather Records on 26 March 1999

867 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 1999. Highest significance: Wyloo, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 1999

On 26 March 1999, 867 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
503 were record highs and 169 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 834 daily.
Wyloo set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 26 March 1999.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

867 stations

867 station records on 26 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
San Juanillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose Alburquerque	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ahualulco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro de Ortega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rayones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Copital	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Rodeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
General Bravo (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mosnov	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sotuta (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sobolevo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovka-1	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Zautla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Novoselenginsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovskij Zav	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

867 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 122, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 26 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	122
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 26 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 1999

Top 20 records on 26 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 1999	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 March 1999	San Juanillo, MX	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Encinal, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Nice, FR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	San Jose Alburquerque, MX	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Ahualulco, MX	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Faverges-de-la-Tour, FR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Clover Valley, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Sevierville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Cerro de Ortega, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Savage, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Beach, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Ft Assiniboine, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Huntley Exp STN, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 1999	Snake Rvr, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	73 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1999. 1999 had 867 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 1999-03-26: 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	698
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1