Weather Records on 24 March 1966

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1966. Highest significance: Bjuroklubb, SE.

Key Facts for 24 March 1966

On 24 March 1966, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 627 daily.
Bjuroklubb set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.1 mm (1.6 in) on 24 March 1966.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 24 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washago	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Stanley Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cotswold	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Natchitoches	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaree Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 627.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

512 broken records

Margins by which the 512 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 201.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1966

Top 20 records on 24 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1966	Bjuroklubb, SE	monthly rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1966	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Tarong, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Hayward Rs, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Petawawa Nat Forestry, CA	daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Washago, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Goomeri Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Gladysvale, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Mt Stanley Forestry, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Hornepayne, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Fairview, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Collingwood, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Coalstoun Lakes, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1966	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	32 years	39 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

1794 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 633 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	479
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1