Weather Records on 26 March 2003

746 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2003. Highest significance: Georgetown, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 2003

On 26 March 2003, 746 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 722 daily.
Georgetown set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 26 March 2003.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

746 stations

746 station records on 26 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Lucky Peak Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 12SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cabin Creek	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Labuan	Malaysia	Record low minimum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tangancicuaro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cuajimoloyas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Creek Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manzanita Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Birr	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Metalanim	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thermopolis 21WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bacadehuachi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pismo Beach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

746 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 26 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 26 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 23, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2003

Top 20 records on 26 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2003	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2003	Moran 5WNW, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2003	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Boise Lucky Peak Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Cody 12SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Tilden 4 SSE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Sharjah Inter. Airp, AE	monthly high min	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Sugarloaf Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	La Concha, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Cabin Creek, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Adin Rs, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Yerington, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Waverly, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Labuan, MY	all-time low min	20.8 C (69.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Evergreen, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Williams 1 NW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2003	Cuyamaca, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	68 years	40 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2003. 2003 had 746 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 2003-03-26: 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	577
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1