Weather Records on 25 March 1976

472 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1976. Highest significance: Coolangatta Bowls Comp, AU.

Key Facts for 25 March 1976

On 25 March 1976, 472 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 463 daily.
Coolangatta Bowls Comp set a daily record precipitation of 320.0 mm (12.6 in) on 25 March 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

472 stations

472 station records on 25 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coolangatta Bowls Comp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emudilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	131.0 cm (51.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Des Moines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Queenton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Les Cedres	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bollerup	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

472 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 25 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 25 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 463.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 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

25 March 1976

Top 20 records on 25 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1976	Coolangatta Bowls Comp, AU	daily rain	320.0 mm (12.6 in)	267.2 mm (10.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Mount Morris, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Carville 2 SW, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Russell Island, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa, AU	daily rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Aunet, NO	daily snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	74 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low max	12.5 C (54.5 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Wallace, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Trinidad, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	70 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1976	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	35 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

1806 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1976. 1976 had 472 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	346
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2