Weather Records on 10 March 1966

588 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1966. Highest significance: Piaxtla, MX.

Key Facts for 10 March 1966

On 10 March 1966, 588 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 575 daily.
Piaxtla set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 10 March 1966.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

588 stations

588 station records on 10 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Iramuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pindamonhangaba (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ner	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Guaratingueta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Tabosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

588 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 10 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 10 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 575.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

485 broken records

Margins by which the 485 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1966

Top 20 records on 10 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1966	Piaxtla, MX	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1966	Iramuco, MX	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1966	Sucesso, BR	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1966	Sirpur, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1966	Entrance, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1966	Entrance, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1966	Cordova AP, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao), BR	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Jua, BR	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Pindamonhangaba (Pcd), BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Antioch, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Fairmont, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Assiniboia, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Ner, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Hampton, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Grayling, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Fergus Falls, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Zumbrota, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1966	Gaylord, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	29 of 100 (Routine)

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

1807 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1966. 1966 had 588 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	455
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1