Weather Records on 26 March 2004

1,511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2004. Highest significance: Prairie du Chien, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 2004

On 26 March 2004, 1,511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,027 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,434 daily.
Prairie du Chien set a daily record precipitation of 62.2 mm (2.4 in) on 26 March 2004.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

1,511 stations

1,511 station records on 26 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Slavgorod	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,511 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 271, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 756, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 26 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	271
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	756
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 26 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 77, daily 1,434.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,167 broken records

Margins by which the 1,167 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2004

Top 20 records on 26 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2004	Prairie du Chien, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2004	Champaign 3S, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 years	71 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2004	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2004	Wilton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2004	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2004	Broome Airport, AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	62 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2004	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Rantoul, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Charles City, US	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Fayette, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Britt 3E, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Howell Wwtp, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Stoughton Wwtp, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2004	Isisford Post Office, AU	monthly low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	6.5 C (11.7 F)	29 years	44 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2004. 2004 had 1,511 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 2004-03-26: 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	1,156
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1