Weather Records on 29 March 1966

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1966. Highest significance: Vladikavkaz, RU.

Key Facts for 29 March 1966

On 29 March 1966, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
409 were record highs and 226 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 656 daily.
Vladikavkaz set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 29 March 1966.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 29 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olds	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alturas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iron River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 323, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 29 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	323
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 29 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 73, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

573 broken records

Margins by which the 573 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1966

Top 20 records on 29 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1966	Vladikavkaz, RU	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Hopefield (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Quatsino, CA	monthly high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Wytheville, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1966	Gleichen, CA	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Chaplin, CA	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Piaxtla, MX	daily low max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	High River, CA	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Lethbridge Cda, CA	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	79 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Lodi, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Carthage, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	66 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	64 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1966	Sveg, SE	all-time snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	0 years	31 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 730 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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	568
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1