Weather Records on 26 March 2016

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 26 March 2016. Highest significance: Mindalla, AU.

Key Facts for 26 March 2016

On 26 March 2016, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
176 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 448 daily.
Mindalla set a daily record precipitation of 58.0 mm (2.3 in) on 26 March 2016.
Across 155 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 26 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 26 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wyalkatchem	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lake Nammen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wongan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kalac	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kona Village 93.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Branch STN 324.5	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ejanding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lancelin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nindethana Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newdegate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balgerbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xantippe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Latham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Esengyly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgemont	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 26 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 26 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 26 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

26 March 2016

Top 20 records on 26 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
26 March 2016	Mindalla, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2016	Elena, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2016	Wyalkatchem, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2016	Lake Nammen, AU	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	63 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2016	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2016	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	98 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2016	Wialki, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	60 of 100 (Major)
26 March 2016	Wongan Hills, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Viljandi, EE	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Kalac, RU	monthly rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Burnerbinmah, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Panhandle, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Kona Village 93.8, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Kondut, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Aberdeen Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Kula Branch STN 324.5, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Koonadgin, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2016	Carterville, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2016. 2016 had 463 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 2016-03-26: 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 20	323
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1