Weather Records on 11 March 1976

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1976. Highest significance: Royal Observatory, ZA.

Key Facts for 11 March 1976

On 11 March 1976, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 371 daily.
Royal Observatory set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.3 mm (3.6 in) on 11 March 1976.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 474 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 11 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taboleiro Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boissevain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	149.0 cm (58.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
West Leichhardt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morden Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacarei	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 11 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 11 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1976

Top 20 records on 11 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1976	Royal Observatory, ZA	monthly rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	93 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 March 1976	Deloraine, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1976	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Mine Centre, CA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Lamoni, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Wildrose 3NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Larimore 4SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Mine Centre, CA	all-time snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Westhope, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Amiandos, CY	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Koolatah Station, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Taboleiro Do Meio, BR	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Glenbrook, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1976	Toms River, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	35 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

1793 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 375 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	262
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1