Weather Records on 10 March 1976

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1976. Highest significance: Bonney Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 10 March 1976

On 10 March 1976, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 483 daily.
Bonney Downs set a daily record precipitation of 143.6 mm (5.7 in) on 10 March 1976.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 10 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Maple Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Three Hills	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mtn House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gravelbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roadene	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conshohocken	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wanda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Empress	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Deer A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	214.0 cm (84.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doylestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Long Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Grass	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 139, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 10 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	27
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	139
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 10 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1976

Top 20 records on 10 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1976	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1976	Maple Creek, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Zmeinogorsk, RU	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Three Hills, CA	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Rocky Mtn House, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Gravelbourg, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Newton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Pennant, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Roadene, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Conshohocken, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	North River Dam, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1976	Edgartown, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	37 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

1807 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1976. 1976 had 488 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	333
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	27
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1