Weather Records on 11 March 2026

1,580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2026. Highest significance: Alma, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 2026

On 11 March 2026, 1,580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,239 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,518 daily.
Alma set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 11 March 2026.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,580 stations

1,580 station records on 11 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cass City 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corral Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Pass E.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Water Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cougar Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pope Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Ohio Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,580 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 722, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 517, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 236, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 11 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	722
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	517
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	236
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 11 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 61, daily 1,518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,307 broken records

Margins by which the 1,307 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2026

Top 20 records on 11 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2026	Alma, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	137 years	74 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Caro Wwtp, US	monthly rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Racine Wwtp, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	127 years	70 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	127 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Lake Geneva Wwtp, US	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Philo, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	120 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Toledo Express AP, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2026	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Caribou WFO, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Pittsburgh Allegheny Co AP, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Madison, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Adrian 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Austin #2, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Buffalo, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Pittsburgh ASOS, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Yakataga AP, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Ottawa, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	126 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2026	Cass City 1 SSW, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	51 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

1793 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2026. 2026 had 1,580 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,253
20 to 40	45
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1