Weather Records on 12 March 1976

657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1976. Highest significance: Long Prairie, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1976

On 12 March 1976, 657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 646 daily.
Long Prairie set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 12 March 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

657 stations

657 station records on 12 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bvumbwe	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kettle Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St John's A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haileybury	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Hills	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

657 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 108, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 12 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	108
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 12 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 646.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

580 broken records

Margins by which the 580 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1976

Top 20 records on 12 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1976	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1976	Polis, CY	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Luverne, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Curtis, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Menno, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Bvumbwe, MW	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Forest City 2 NNE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Hutchinson 1 N, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Kettle Falls, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Winnebago, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Pembina, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Sioux Ctr 2 SE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Collegeville St John's, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Flambeau Rsvr, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Lac Vieux Desert, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1976	Fruita, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	44 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

1810 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1976. 1976 had 657 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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 100	562
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1