Weather Records on 12 March 1966

384 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1966. Highest significance: Tiruvangadi, IN.

Key Facts for 12 March 1966

On 12 March 1966, 384 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
184 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 380 daily.
Tiruvangadi set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 March 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

384 stations

384 station records on 12 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Asola	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haina 214	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamuthi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaucluse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Canton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	89.0 cm (35.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dewas Ar.	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simanovskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

384 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 12 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	63
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 12 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

306 broken records

Margins by which the 306 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1966

Top 20 records on 12 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1966	Tiruvangadi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1966	Asola, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Umerkhed, IN	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Sveg, SE	all-time snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Chimur, IN	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Steffenville, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1966	Haina 214, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Canton L&D 20, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Kamuthi, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Assiniboia, CA	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Concordia, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Bedford, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	66 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1966	Pomeroy, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 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

1810 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1966. 1966 had 384 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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 50	303
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1