Weather Records on 14 March 1976

291 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1976. Highest significance: Usina Turvinho, BR.

Key Facts for 14 March 1976

On 14 March 1976, 291 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 285 daily.
Usina Turvinho set an all-time record daily precipitation of 182.4 mm (7.2 in) on 14 March 1976.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

291 stations

291 station records on 14 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juquia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maleny Denning Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Fatima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brooklet 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro 5 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bondi Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Santa Terezinha An/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tastyp	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muscle Creek (Clendinning)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudinka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahroonga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cumikan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseville Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

291 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 14 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 14 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 285.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1976

Top 20 records on 14 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1976	Usina Turvinho, BR	all-time rain	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Udskoe, RU	monthly rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Itariri, BR	all-time rain	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Juquia, BR	daily rain	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Maleny Tamarind St, AU	daily rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Potts Hill Reservoir, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1976	Peachester, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	San Marcos, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Abbeville 4S, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Glenbrook, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Feodosiia, UA	daily low max	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Danevang 1 W, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	194.0 mm (7.6 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Maleny Denning Rd, AU	daily rain	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1976	Bankstown (Condell Park), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	65 years	29 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

1810 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1976. 1976 had 291 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	225
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1