Weather Records on 15 March 1976

220 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1976. Highest significance: Petropavlovskij Majak, RU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1976

On 15 March 1976, 220 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 220 daily.
Petropavlovskij Majak set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 15 March 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

220 stations

220 station records on 15 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ontonagon	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Acarape Do Meio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Birmingham AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Liafoss	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubois	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ozernaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nazarezinho (Nazare)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karaganda	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorddrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wymore	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

220 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 15 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 15 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 220.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

178 broken records

Margins by which the 178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1976

Top 20 records on 15 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1976	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1976	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Talladega, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Barroso, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Dorrigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1976	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	81 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1976	Aunet, NO	daily snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1976	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1976	Orange, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1976	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1976	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	30 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 220 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	171
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1