Weather Records on 26 March 2006

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2006. Highest significance: Nicosia, CY.

Key Facts for 26 March 2006

On 26 March 2006, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 927 daily.
Nicosia set a daily record precipitation of 44.8 mm (1.8 in) on 26 March 2006.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 26 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nakhon Phanom	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hiva-Oa	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alcan Minesite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Enyeje	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kvavik	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boise 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Loup	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 225, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 26 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	225
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 26 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 520.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2006

Top 20 records on 26 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2006	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2006	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2006	Nakhon Phanom, TH	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Asuncion Nochixtlan, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Lynch, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Hiva-Oa, PF	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Elgin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Wetumpka, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	108 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Minden, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Alcan Minesite, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Santa Fe, MX	daily low max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Polk, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	San Simon, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Hastings 4N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2006	Basel Binningen, CH	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	103 years	42 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2006. 2006 had 949 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 2006-03-26: 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 100	745
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1