Weather Records on 25 March 1966

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1966. Highest significance: Beaver Is, US.

Key Facts for 25 March 1966

On 25 March 1966, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 531 daily.
Beaver Is set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 25 March 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 25 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heaslip	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fordyce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Grove 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 25 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 25 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 March 1966

Top 20 records on 25 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1966	Beaver Is, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Heaslip, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Norwich, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Somerset, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Angelica, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Middle Dam, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1966	Gospic, HR	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	2.6 C (36.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Armagh, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Scottville 1 NE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Belle Isle, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Malvern, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Barrage Mercier, CA	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1966	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	30 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

1806 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1966. 1966 had 536 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	415
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	7
120 to 140	1