Weather Records on 15 March 1966

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1966. Highest significance: Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1966

On 15 March 1966, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 873 daily.
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton) set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 15 March 1966.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 15 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Stokes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Przhevalsk	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Talia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelana (Brooker)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baring (Kinta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shepparton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool Motors	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weetaliba (Weetalabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alattur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiltaba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warramboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patchewollock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Culpaulin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ura-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 569, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	569
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 873.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1966

Top 20 records on 15 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1966	Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1966	Stokes, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1966	Bramfield Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1966	Elliston, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1966	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1966	Przhevalsk, KG	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1966	Fowlers Bay, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1966	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Sheringa, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Smoky Bay, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Talia, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Mount Hope (Fairview), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Yeelana (Brooker), AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Mount Hope, AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Baring (Kinta), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Shepparton East, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1966	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	50 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

1810 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1966. 1966 had 893 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	724
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1