Weather Records on 26 March 2000

601 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2000. Highest significance: Sturt Meadows, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 2000

On 26 March 2000, 601 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
315 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 581 daily.
Sturt Meadows set a daily record precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 26 March 2000.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

601 stations

601 station records on 26 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Balla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boolathana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
The Oaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraquin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Venezuela	Record low maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crossett 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cashmere Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guiria	Venezuela	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

601 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 26 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 26 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2000

Top 20 records on 26 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2000	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2000	Leonora, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2000	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2000	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	83 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2000	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Balla North, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Mont-de-Marsan, FR	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Boolathana, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Minara, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Winning, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	The Oaks, AU	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Sandy Hook, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	122 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Kukerin, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Brunswick, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Yarraquin, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Riverside, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2000	Tiruchchirapalli, IN	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	43 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2000. 2000 had 601 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 2000-03-26: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	409
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1