Weather Records on 19 March 1966

403 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1966. Highest significance: Grangeville, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1966

On 19 March 1966, 403 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
160 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 398 daily.
Grangeville set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 19 March 1966.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

403 stations

403 station records on 19 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cadia Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rayack	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

403 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 19 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 19 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

322 broken records

Margins by which the 322 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 368.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1966

Top 20 records on 19 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1966	Grangeville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1966	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Drevja, NO	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Seymour Falls, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Koeifontein, ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Tunnel Camp, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Luroy, NO	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Cadia Composite, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Republic, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Namdalseid, NO	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1966	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	40 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

1808 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1966. 1966 had 403 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	302
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1