Weather Records on 21 March 1976

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1976. Highest significance: Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 21 March 1976

On 21 March 1976, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
277 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 675 daily.
Flagstaff (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 21 March 1976.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 21 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Doornkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie, Tweedie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Little Harmony, Rich	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zilverhout	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Stanley Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Lock 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inchanga (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 325, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 21 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	325
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 21 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 675.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1976

Top 20 records on 21 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1976	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1976	Doornkop, ZA	monthly rain	244.0 mm (9.6 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1976	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1976	Alice Springs Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Tihoreck, RU	monthly rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	5 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Elderslie, Tweedie, ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Intake, ZA	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Pirie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Seymour (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Maclear (Mag), ZA	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Little Harmony, Rich, ZA	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Bronkhorstspruit (Mun), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Kieskamahoek (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1976	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 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

1797 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1976. 1976 had 710 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	599
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1