Weather Records on 26 March 2008

1,161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2008. Highest significance: Mount Horeb (Marathorn), AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 2008

On 26 March 2008, 1,161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 303 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,101 daily.
Mount Horeb (Marathorn) set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 26 March 2008.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,161 stations

1,161 station records on 26 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Merriwagga (Devon Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lacmalac (Federal Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shoup	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Capulhuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aksakovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Groznyj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	27.6 C (81.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,161 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 188, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 143.

Records on 26 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	188
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	143

Records on 26 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 59, daily 1,101.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

981 broken records

Margins by which the 981 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2008

Top 20 records on 26 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2008	Mount Horeb (Marathorn), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2008	Merriwagga (Devon Street), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Lake Yellowstone, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Snake Rvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Brungle (Bonnie Doon), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Derbent, RU	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Lacmalac (Federal Park), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	monthly high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Bedford 4 SW, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Shoup, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Paoli, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	109 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Binda Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Adelong Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2008	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	102 years	43 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2008. 2008 had 1,161 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 26 March 2008
Margin	Records
0 to 100	960
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1