Weather Records on 26 March 2009

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2009. Highest significance: Midwest, US.

Key Facts for 26 March 2009

On 26 March 2009, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 726 daily.
Midwest set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 26 March 2009.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 26 March 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley Unc	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mize 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crawford 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Twr #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belltower	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gholson 8 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centreville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Meade	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmer 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruxton Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sumrall	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bankhead L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Capitan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 26 March 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 26 March 2009 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2009

Top 20 records on 26 March 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2009	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2009	Devils Twr #2, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2009	Fulton 3 W, US	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2009	Butte 5SE, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Hulett, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Genoa, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Wishek, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Greeley Unc, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Mize 3SW, US	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Pontotoc, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Crawford 5 W, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Phila 1 WSW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Devils Twr #2, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Belltower, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Gholson 8 W, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Grenada, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2009	Sewanee, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	46 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2009. 2009 had 754 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2009-03-26: 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	527
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2