Weather Records on 21 March 2026

2,615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2026. Highest significance: Napier Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 2026

On 21 March 2026, 2,615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,543 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 901 monthly and 1,714 daily.
Napier Downs set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 21 March 2026.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 21 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sortland-Kleiva	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Purdum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waialae-Kahala 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Mary	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Craig	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.0 mm (7.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,615 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,703, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 840, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 39, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 21 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,703
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	840
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	39
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 21 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 901, daily 1,714.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,122 broken records

Margins by which the 2,122 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2026

Top 20 records on 21 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2026	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	95 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2026	Sortland-Kleiva, NO	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2026	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	108 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Natural Brg, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	111 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Hastings 4N, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	115 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Natural Brg, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Imperial, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Purdum, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	115 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Weipa Aero, AU	daily rain	226.0 mm (8.9 in)	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Quincy, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Columbus 3 NE, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Jornada Exp Range, US	monthly high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Watonga, US	monthly high max	37.2 C (99.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Roosevelt 1 S, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	119 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2026	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 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

1797 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2026. 2026 had 2,615 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,615

Download the Data

Data for records on 2026-03-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	2,115
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1