Weather Records on 20 March 1976

989 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1976. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1976

On 20 March 1976, 989 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
514 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 942 daily.
Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 169.5 mm (6.7 in) on 20 March 1976.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

989 stations

989 station records on 20 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frasers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brynawe, Paddock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	232.6 mm (9.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhoogte (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Molepolole	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mnt Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkestone, Howick	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kwa-Mbonambi (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	231.0 mm (9.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda da Guarda (Parque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Umlaas Waterworks	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

989 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 220, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 20 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	220
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 20 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 44, daily 942.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1976

Top 20 records on 20 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1976	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1976	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1976	Experiment Station, ZA	monthly rain	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1976	Camperdown, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1976	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1976	Sawoti, ZA	monthly rain	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1976	Tanhurst Est, Umzint, ZA	all-time rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1976	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Lusikisiki (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Frasers, ZA	monthly rain	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Gingindlovu, ZA	monthly rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Shepetivka, UA	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Marilia, BR	monthly rain	144.1 mm (5.7 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Eureka, ZA	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Brynawe, Paddock, ZA	daily rain	232.6 mm (9.2 in)	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1976	Fairview, ZA	daily rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	51 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

1808 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1976. 1976 had 989 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	846
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1