Weather Records on 28 March 1966

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1966. Highest significance: Ballinger 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 28 March 1966

On 28 March 1966, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 568 daily.
Ballinger 2 NW set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 28 March 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 28 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goldthwaite 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Price	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westernport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Truckee Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Djavary	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warm Springs Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 568.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1966

Top 20 records on 28 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1966	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1966	Goldthwaite 1 WSW, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1966	Stewart, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1966	Payette, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1966	Coleman, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1966	Paint Rock, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1966	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Plainview, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Price, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	33 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Ocean Falls, CA	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	15 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	White River, CA	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Vajda-Guba, RU	daily low min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	69 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Durham, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Elizabeth, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	Paisley, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1966	El-Golea, DZ	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	70 years	29 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

1805 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1966. 1966 had 584 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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Data for records on 1966-03-28: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 25	439
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	0
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1