Weather Records on 26 March 2001

1,383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2001. Highest significance: Ambo Station, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 2001

On 26 March 2001, 1,383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 604 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,315 daily.
Ambo Station set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 26 March 2001.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

1,383 stations

1,383 station records on 26 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ambo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mehringen	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ajaccio	France	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woolbrook (Danglemah Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Rambrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfurt/Oder	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kothen (Anhalt)	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aranyaprathet	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (General Store)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heraklion	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,383 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 345, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 259, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 131.

Records on 26 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	345
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	259
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	131

Records on 26 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 68, daily 1,315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,181 broken records

Margins by which the 1,181 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2001

Top 20 records on 26 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2001	Ambo Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	103 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2001	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	112 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Mehringen, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Nymboida (Armidale Road), AU	daily rain	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Follett, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Beaver, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Taloga, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	monthly low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	109 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Ajaccio, FR	monthly rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	New Bedford Coop, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Woolbrook (Danglemah Road), AU	monthly rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2001	Tia (Rambrah), AU	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	47 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2001. 2001 had 1,383 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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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	1,147
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1