Weather Records on 14 March 1966

436 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1966. Highest significance: Parli, IN.

Key Facts for 14 March 1966

On 14 March 1966, 436 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 429 daily.
Parli set a daily record precipitation of 70.0 mm (2.8 in) on 14 March 1966.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

436 stations

436 station records on 14 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parli	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Yelizavety	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gobichettipalaya	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mukundapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naduvattam	India	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mavelikara	India	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Catkal River	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grenora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Smet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Bringagee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelamangala	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

436 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 14 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 14 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 429.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

346 broken records

Margins by which the 346 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1966

Top 20 records on 14 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1966	Parli, IN	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Mys Yelizavety, RU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Pitea, SE	monthly low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Gobichettipalaya, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Mukundapuram, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Bjuraker, SE	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Naduvattam, IN	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Assiniboia, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	13.9 C (25.0 F)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1966	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Mavelikara, IN	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low max	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	77 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Pine Ridge, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	75 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Khorog, TJ	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Kimball 2NE, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1966	Alattur, IN	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 years	28 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 436 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	332
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1