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Hurricanes on March 26 in history (1842 to 2026)

175 storms on record were active on March 26 between 1851 and 2026. On this date 18 formed, 5 reached their peak recorded wind, 10 came ashore and 28 ended. The strongest storm active on March 26 was Typhoon Maysak (2015), with a peak 1-minute sustained wind of 150 kt (173 mph), recorded by JTWC.

Dates are calendar dates in UTC. Typhoons and cyclones are the same kind of storm as hurricanes, named by region. Archive of September 29, 2026.

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Recorded trackCame ashore on March 26Tracks of the 58 storms that formed, peaked, came ashore or ended on March 26, from NOAA best-track records. Simplified outlines.

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Typhoon Nelson (1982)

Coast crossing (estimated): March 26, 1982, 03:00 UTC. Peak: 100 kt · 10-minute (JMA). Western Pacific, Mar 18 to Apr 1, 1982.

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Came ashore on March 26

10 storms, most recent first. Recorded landfalls come from the National Hurricane Center's best track; elsewhere a coast crossing is estimated from the track and labelled.

Year	Storm	Ocean	Where and when	Wind at landfall	Record
2019	Cyclone Veronica	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.7°S, 114.6°E March 26, 2019, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1982	Typhoon Nelson	Western Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 10.5°N, 124.3°E March 26, 1982, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1977	Cyclone Leo	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.1°S, 119.0°E March 26, 1977, 19:00 UTC	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	Estimated from the track
1963	Unnamed tropical depression · 1963	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 15.5°S, 141.4°E March 26, 1963, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1960	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 23.4°S, 113.6°E March 26, 1960, 12:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1960	Unnamed storm · 1960	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.9°S, 113.8°E March 26, 1960, 06:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1956	Unnamed cyclone · 1956	Australian region	Coast crossing (estimated) near 12.0°S, 134.5°E March 26, 1956, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1953	Unnamed storm · 1953	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 20.8°S, 55.3°E March 26, 1953, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1951	Unnamed tropical depression · 1951	Central Pacific	Coast crossing (estimated) near 21.8°N, 157.5°W March 26, 1951, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1910	Unnamed storm · 1910	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 24.1°S, 43.4°E March 26, 1910, 09:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track
1851	Unnamed storm · 1851	Southwest Indian	Coast crossing (estimated) near 18.8°S, 49.4°E March 26, 1851, 03:00 UTC	Not recorded	Estimated from the track

Formed on March 26

18 storms had their first recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
2013–14	Cyclone Hellen	Southwest Indian	10.0°S, 40.6°E	125 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006–07	Cyclone Jaya	Southwest Indian	11.0°S, 85.3°E	100 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1993–94	Cyclone Odille	Australian region → Southwest Indian	7.8°S, 91.5°E	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2012	Tropical storm Pakhar	Western Pacific	9.7°N, 115.6°E	40 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2024–25	Cyclone Dianne	Australian region	14.3°S, 121.0°E	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1966–67	Storm Glenda	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	12.5°S, 155.3°E	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Monique	Southwest Indian	12.7°S, 78.4°E	Not recorded
1967–68	Storm Lottie	Southwest Indian	16.0°S, 42.5°E	Not recorded
1962–63	Unnamed storm · 1963	Australian region	10.1°S, 137.8°E	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	9.4°S, 61.8°E	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed tropical depression · 1956	Australian region	17.5°S, 148.5°E	20 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1953–54	Unnamed storm · 1954	Southwest Indian	8.1°S, 60.8°E	Not recorded
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	16.0°S, 137.9°E	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	South Pacific	11.7°S, 160.2°E	Not recorded
1955–56	Unnamed storm · 1956	Southwest Indian	8.3°S, 79.7°E	Not recorded

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Season	Storm	Ocean	First position	Peak
1945–46	Unnamed storm · 1946	Australian region	19.7°S, 110.7°E	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1927	Australian region	15.5°S, 113.8°E	Not recorded
1907	Unnamed storm · 1907	Western Pacific	7.0°N, 150.0°E	Not recorded

Reached peak wind on March 26

5 storms recorded their highest wind on this date, as the responsible agency measured it.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Peak wind	Lowest pressure
2018–19	Cyclone Joaninha	Southwest Indian	100 kt (115 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	939 hPa (Météo-France)
2003–04	Cyclone Itsang	Australian region → Southwest Indian	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	940 hPa (BoM)
1976–77	Cyclone Leo	Australian region	90 kt (104 mph), 10-minute, BoM	960 hPa (BoM)
1993–94	Cyclone Thomas	South Pacific	45 kt (52 mph), 10-minute, MetService NZ	987 hPa (MetService NZ)
1978–79	Tropical depression Helios	Southwest Indian	28 kt (32 mph), 10-minute, Météo-France	997 hPa (Météo-France)

Ended on March 26

28 storms had their last recorded position on this date.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1989–90	Cyclone Alex	Australian region	18.2°S, 94.9°E	Mar 14 to 26, 1990
2021–22	Cyclone Charlotte	Australian region	25.8°S, 109.3°E	Mar 17 to 26, 2022
1989–90	Cyclone Ivor	South Pacific → Australian region	21.9°S, 146.8°E	Mar 14 to 26, 1990
2008–09	Cyclone Ilsa	Australian region → Southwest Indian	24.7°S, 77.8°E	Mar 15 to 26, 2009
1967	Tropical storm Therese	Western Pacific	38.0°N, 179.0°W	Mar 15 to 26, 1967
2003–04	Cyclone Grace	Australian region → South Pacific	23.0°S, 171.0°E	Mar 20 to 26, 2004
2013–14	Cyclone Mike	South Pacific	38.6°S, 163.7°W	Mar 17 to 26, 2014
2010	Tropical storm Omais	Western Pacific	18.7°N, 132.6°E	Mar 19 to 26, 2010
1964–65	Storm Mavis	Australian region	39.7°S, 128.0°E	Mar 20 to 26, 1965
1962–63	Unnamed tropical depression · 1963	Australian region	17.0°S, 142.0°E	Mar 25 to 26, 1963

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Last position	Dates
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Australian region	23.7°S, 121.2°E	Mar 23 to 26, 1942
1969–70	Storm Katia	Southwest Indian	24.0°S, 59.0°E	Mar 16 to 26, 1970
2007–08	Unnamed cyclone · 2008	South Pacific	18.1°S, 158.6°E	Mar 20 to 26, 2008
2020–21	Unnamed cyclone · 2021	Australian region	10.2°S, 90.0°E	Mar 20 to 26, 2021
1975–76	Storm Frederique	Southwest Indian	9.1°S, 50.0°E	Mar 25 to 26, 1976
1970–71	Storm Nelly	Southwest Indian	36.0°S, 48.0°E	Mar 12 to 26, 1971
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	26.1°S, 115.5°E	Mar 21 to 26, 1949
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	15.9°S, 140.2°E	Mar 21 to 26, 1940
1908–09	Unnamed storm · 1909	Southwest Indian	13.9°S, 49.6°E	Mar 21 to 26, 1909
1850–51	Unnamed storm · 1851	Southwest Indian	19.0°S, 49.0°E	Mar 20 to 26, 1851
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region	26.7°S, 114.2°E	Mar 17 to 26, 1949
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	21.6°S, 157.0°E	Mar 20 to 26, 1911
1946–47	Unnamed storm · 1947	Australian region	32.0°S, 108.0°E	Mar 25 to 26, 1947
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1935	Southwest Indian	35.2°S, 58.6°E	Mar 20 to 26, 1935
1925–26	Unnamed storm · 1926	Australian region	32.1°S, 155.2°E	Mar 23 to 26, 1926
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	31.8°S, 115.1°E	Mar 17 to 26, 1923
1917–18	Unnamed storm · 1918	South Pacific	21.0°S, 160.7°E	Mar 25 to 26, 1918
1864–65	Unnamed storm · 1865	Southwest Indian	19.4°S, 81.6°E	Mar 21 to 26, 1865

Also active on March 26

117 more storms were active on this date, the most notable first. Storms listed above are not repeated.

Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
2016–17	Cyclone Debbie	Australian region	Mar 23 to Apr 1, 2017	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Catarina cyclone · 2004	South Atlantic	Mar 25 to 28, 2004	75 kt · 1-minute (NHC)
2015	Typhoon Maysak	Western Pacific	Mar 25 to Apr 7, 2015	105 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2013–14	Cyclone Gillian	Australian region	Mar 7 to 28, 2014	120 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1999–00	Cyclone Hudah	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to Apr 9, 2000	120 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2005–06	Cyclone Glenda	Australian region	Mar 22 to 31, 2006	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2003–04	Cyclone Fay	Australian region	Mar 12 to 28, 2004	115 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1998–99	Cyclone Evrina	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 25 to Apr 10, 1999	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1993–94	Cyclone Nadia	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to Apr 2, 1994	95 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2018	Typhoon Jelawat	Western Pacific	Mar 23 to Apr 2, 2018	105 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2025–26	Cyclone Narelle	Australian region	Mar 17 to 28, 2026	124 kt · 1-minute (Real-time)
1974–75	Cyclone Beverley	Australian region	Mar 22 to Apr 3, 1975	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1984–85	Cyclone Sandy	Australian region	Mar 19 to Apr 3, 1985	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2018–19	Cyclone Trevor	Australian region	Mar 14 to 27, 2019	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1961	Typhoon Tess	Western Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 2, 1961	130 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2021–22	Cyclone Halima	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 7, 2022	110 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1995–96	Cyclone Beti	South Pacific	Mar 19 to Apr 2, 1996	90 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
2005–06	Cyclone Floyd	Australian region	Mar 18 to 27, 2006	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2024–25	Cyclone Courtney	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to Apr 3, 2025	110 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Doris	Australian region	Mar 12 to 29, 1980	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1988–89	Cyclone Ned	Australian region	Mar 24 to Apr 1, 1989	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1989–90	Cyclone Gregoara	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 3 to 27, 1990	92 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1978–79	Cyclone Meli	South Pacific	Mar 24 to 31, 1979	85 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2017–18	Cyclone Nora	Australian region	Mar 20 to 28, 2018	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997–98	Cyclone Yali	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 17 to 31, 1998	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)

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Season	Storm	Ocean	Dates	Peak
1956	Typhoon Sarah	Western Pacific	Mar 21 to Apr 5, 1956	125 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2001–02	Cyclone Ikala	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 3, 2002	90 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1992–93	Cyclone Prema	South Pacific	Mar 24 to Apr 6, 1993	60 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2014–15	Cyclone Nathan	Australian region	Mar 9 to 27, 2015	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2006–07	Cyclone Kara	Australian region	Mar 23 to 30, 2007	105 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1990–91	Cyclone Errol	Australian region	Mar 23 to 31, 1991	90 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2007–08	Cyclone Pancho	Australian region	Mar 23 to 30, 2008	95 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1951	Typhoon Georgia	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to 27, 1951	120 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1996–97	Cyclone Justin	Australian region	Mar 3 to 29, 1997	80 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1977–78	Cyclone Winnie	Southwest Indian → Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 29, 1978	100 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1981–82	Cyclone Justine	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to 27, 1982	82 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2005–06	Cyclone Wati	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 15 to 28, 2006	85 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1985–86	Cyclone Jefotra	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 25 to Apr 5, 1986	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2023–24	Cyclone Gamane	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 1, 2024	75 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1982–83	Cyclone Sarah	South Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 3, 1983	90 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1990–91	Cyclone Fatima	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 20 to Apr 2, 1991	72 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2009–10	Cyclone Paul	Australian region	Mar 24 to Apr 2, 2010	70 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
2009–10	Cyclone Imani	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 29, 2010	70 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2008–09	Cyclone Izilda	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to 29, 2009	60 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2010–11	Cyclone Bune	South Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 2, 2011	70 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1955	Typhoon Wilda	Western Pacific	Mar 21 to 30, 1955	85 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1992–93	Cyclone Roger	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 10 to 27, 1993	60 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Tia	South Pacific	Mar 21 to 27, 1980	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1971–72	Cyclone Agatha	South Pacific	Mar 22 to 28, 1972	70 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1991	Typhoon Tim	Western Pacific	Mar 18 to 27, 1991	65 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
1987–88	Cyclone Hely	Southwest Indian	Mar 16 to Apr 2, 1988	52 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
2006–07	Cyclone Becky	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 24 to 29, 2007	60 kt · 10-minute (FMS)
1988–89	Cyclone Jinabo	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 1, 1989	62 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1970–71	Cyclone Mavis	Australian region	Mar 23 to 29, 1971	50 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2004–05	Cyclone Hennie	Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to Apr 1, 2005	55 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1965–66	Cyclone Nellie	Australian region → Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 21 to 28, 1966	70 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1973–74	Cyclone Jenny	Australian region	Mar 17 to 31, 1974	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1997–98	Cyclone Nathan	Australian region	Mar 19 to 31, 1998	50 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1979–80	Cyclone Val	South Pacific	Mar 25 to 29, 1980	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2017–18	Cyclone Iris	South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 22 to Apr 9, 2018	55 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1973–74	Cyclone Alice	Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 21 to 30, 1974	55 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1991–92	Cyclone Hettie	South Pacific	Mar 23 to 29, 1992	45 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1993–94	Tropical depression Usha	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 22 to Apr 4, 1994	30 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
1977	Tropical storm Patsy	Western Pacific	Mar 23 to 31, 1977	50 kt · 10-minute (JMA)
2016–17	Cyclone Caleb	Australian region	Mar 21 to 30, 2017	45 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1971–72	Cyclone Belinda	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 29, 1972	35 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1965–66	Cyclone Kay	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 13 to 29, 1966	40 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
2007–08	Cyclone Lola	Southwest Indian	Mar 18 to 31, 2008	35 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1963–64	Storm Katie	Australian region	Mar 23 to Apr 1, 1964	Not recorded
1972–73	Cyclone Paula	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 25 to Apr 1, 1973	35 kt · 10-minute (BoM)
1980	Unnamed tropical depression · 1980	Western Pacific	Mar 16 to 29, 1980	30 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1983–84	Unnamed cyclone · 1984	South Pacific	Mar 23 to 30, 1984	40 kt · 10-minute (MetService NZ)
2022–23	Unnamed cyclone · 2023	Southwest Indian	Mar 25 to 31, 2023	40 kt · 10-minute (Météo-France)
1934–35	Unnamed storm · 1935	Australian region	Mar 24 to 28, 1935	Not recorded
1964–65	Storm Ruth	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 23 to Apr 3, 1965	Not recorded
1939–40	Unnamed storm · 1940	Australian region	Mar 21 to 29, 1940	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Mar 20 to Apr 1, 1923	Not recorded
1969–70	Storm Kathy	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to 30, 1970	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	South Pacific → Australian region → South Pacific → Australian region	Mar 21 to Apr 7, 1955	Not recorded
2003–04	Unnamed tropical depression · 2004	Southwest Indian	Mar 23 to 28, 2004	25 kt · 1-minute (JTWC)
1969–70	Storm Louise	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 1, 1970	Not recorded
1968–69	Storm Helene	Southwest Indian	Mar 19 to 28, 1969	Not recorded
1943–44	Unnamed storm · 1944	Australian region	Mar 23 to 28, 1944	Not recorded
1979–80	Unnamed storm · 1980	Australian region	Mar 25 to 27, 1980	Not recorded
1963–64	Unnamed storm · 1964	Australian region	Mar 24 to Apr 2, 1964	Not recorded
1959–60	Unnamed storm · 1960	Southwest Indian	Mar 18 to 27, 1960	Not recorded
1958–59	Unnamed storm · 1959	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to Apr 7, 1959	Not recorded
1954–55	Unnamed storm · 1955	Southwest Indian	Mar 24 to 28, 1955	Not recorded
1938–39	Unnamed storm · 1939	Australian region	Mar 18 to 28, 1939	Not recorded
1922–23	Unnamed storm · 1923	Australian region	Mar 24 to 31, 1923	Not recorded
1902–03	Unnamed storm · 1903	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 5, 1903	Not recorded
1956–57	Unnamed storm · 1957	Australian region	Mar 22 to 29, 1957	Not recorded
1916–17	Unnamed storm · 1917	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 25 to 28, 1917	Not recorded
1947–48	Unnamed storm · 1948	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 19 to 27, 1948	Not recorded
1937–38	Unnamed storm · 1938	Australian region	Mar 22 to 31, 1938	Not recorded
1950–51	Unnamed storm · 1951	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 23 to 31, 1951	Not recorded
1982–83	Unnamed storm · 1983	South Pacific	Mar 22 to 27, 1983	Not recorded
1948–49	Unnamed storm · 1949	Australian region → South Pacific	Mar 24 to 28, 1949	Not recorded
1942–43	Unnamed storm · 1943	Southwest Indian	Mar 22 to 30, 1943	Not recorded
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 29, 1942	Not recorded
1941–42	Unnamed storm · 1942	Southwest Indian	Mar 25 to Apr 1, 1942	Not recorded
1927–28	Unnamed storm · 1928	Australian region	Mar 25 to 28, 1928	Not recorded
1928	Unnamed storm · 1928	North Indian	Mar 25 to 28, 1928	Not recorded
1926–27	Unnamed storm · 1927	Australian region	Mar 21 to 28, 1927	Not recorded
1923	Unnamed storm · 1923	Western Pacific	Mar 25 to 30, 1923	Not recorded
1922	Unnamed storm · 1922	Western Pacific	Mar 25 to 30, 1922	Not recorded
1914–15	Unnamed storm · 1915	Australian region	Mar 11 to 27, 1915	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 21 to 31, 1912	Not recorded
1911–12	Unnamed storm · 1912	Southwest Indian → Australian region	Mar 21 to 29, 1912	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 27, 1911	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 31, 1911	Not recorded
1910–11	Unnamed storm · 1911	Australian region	Mar 22 to 28, 1911	Not recorded
1892–93	Unnamed storm · 1893	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 27, 1893	Not recorded
1883–84	Unnamed storm · 1884	Australian region → Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to 27, 1884	Not recorded
1878–79	Unnamed storm · 1879	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to Apr 1, 1879	Not recorded
1873–74	Unnamed storm · 1874	Southwest Indian	Mar 21 to Apr 1, 1874	Not recorded
1859–60	Unnamed storm · 1860	Southwest Indian	Mar 20 to 29, 1860	Not recorded

Questions about March 26

What is the strongest storm on record on March 26?

Of the storms active on March 26, Typhoon Maysak (2015) had the highest peak wind recorded by a U.S. agency: 150 kt (173 mph), 1-minute sustained (JTWC). That is the storm's peak over its whole life, which may fall on another day. Agencies that average wind over 10 minutes report lower numbers for the same storm.

Has a storm ever made landfall on March 26?

Yes. 10 storms on record came ashore on March 26. The most recent was Cyclone Veronica (2019): coast crossing (estimated) near 21.7°S, 114.6°E. Some coast crossings are estimated from the track, and each one is labelled.

How many storms were active on March 26?

175 storms on record were active on March 26, in 97 different years from 1851 to 2026. The count uses calendar dates in UTC and covers every ocean basin in NOAA's IBTrACS archive and the National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2.

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Sources. Storm tracks and events from NOAA's best-track archives, exactly as the Hurricane Calendar app shows them. Dates are calendar dates in UTC. Each wind speed keeps the agency that recorded it and its averaging period; nothing is converted between agencies. A missing value is shown as not recorded, never as zero. Storms that may still have been active when the archive was updated are left out.

International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS) v04r01, all basins (CSV), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Retrieved 2026-09-26.
HURDAT2 Atlantic hurricane database, 1851-2025 (released 2026-09-12), NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC). Retrieved 2026-09-26.
HURDAT2 Northeast and North Central Pacific hurricane database, 1949-2025 (released 2026-09-14), NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC) and Central Pacific Hurricane Center (CPHC). Retrieved 2026-09-26.