Weather Records on 26 March 2005

776 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2005. Highest significance: Putten (Gld), NL.

Key Facts for 26 March 2005

On 26 March 2005, 776 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
413 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 745 daily.
Putten (Gld) set a daily record precipitation of 35.7 mm (1.4 in) on 26 March 2005.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

776 stations

776 station records on 26 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stratford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cathlamet 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vernonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Raton Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalama Falls Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grays Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puunene 396	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spreckelsville 400	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Maloya	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Saltito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuatro Cienegas (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

776 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 231, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 182, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 26 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	231
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	182
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 26 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 31, daily 745.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

594 broken records

Margins by which the 594 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2005

Top 20 records on 26 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2005	Putten (Gld), NL	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	122 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2005	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	208.3 mm (8.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2005	Stratford, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Hartley 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	111 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Cathlamet 3NE, US	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Stratford, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Trinidad, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Vernonia #2, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Raton Fltr Plt, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Paia 406, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Willamina, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Rising Star 1S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Booker, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Chiang Rai, TH	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Greer, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Las Animas, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2005	Raton Fltr Plt, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	50 years	45 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2005. 2005 had 776 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 2005-03-26: 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	556
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1