Weather Records on 1 March 1976

1,612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1976. Highest significance: Kenhardt (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 March 1976

On 1 March 1976, 1,612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
720 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,579 daily.
Kenhardt (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 1 March 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,612 stations

1,612 station records on 1 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eenstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Parshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.8 cm (14.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjeoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conda	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,612 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 403, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 317, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 579, Heaviest daily snowfall 165, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 1 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	403
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	317
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	579
Heaviest daily snowfall	165
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 1 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 1,579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,340 broken records

Margins by which the 1,340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1976

Top 20 records on 1 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1976	Kenhardt (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	77 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	South Grafton Post Office, AU	daily rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	99.7 mm (3.9 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	Strydenberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	Baku, AZ	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1976	Soldier Summit, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Minonk, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Wheatfield, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Livingston, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Goshen 3SW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Laporte, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1976	Lovell, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	64 years	53 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1976. 1976 had 1,612 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	1,255
50 to 100	54
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2