Weather Records on 28 March 1976

486 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 March 1976. Highest significance: Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU.

Key Facts for 28 March 1976

On 28 March 1976, 486 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 481 daily.
Braidwood (Wallace Street) set a daily record precipitation of 80.4 mm (3.2 in) on 28 March 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

486 stations

486 station records on 28 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nyzhniohirsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek (the Old School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natal Est, Mount Edg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallacia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uriarra Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maristova	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sept-Iles A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duved	Sweden	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chamberlain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro Cora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pedra Lavrada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

486 records

Records set or tied on 28 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 28 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 28 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

403 broken records

Margins by which the 403 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 March 1976

Top 20 records on 28 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 March 1976	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	70 years	67 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1976	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1976	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	62 of 100 (Major)
28 March 1976	Nyzhniohirsk, UA	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Braidwood (Krawarree), AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Coppermine, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Majors Creek (the Old School), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Kerki, TM	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Parelhas (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Natal Est, Mount Edg, ZA	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Belltrees Homestead, AU	daily rain	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Wallacia Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Acude Gargalheiras, BR	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Weiser, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Myklebust I Breim, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Clare, AU	daily rain	100.7 mm (4.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
28 March 1976	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	40 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

1805 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1976. 1976 had 486 records.

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

Records on 03-28 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1806	1
1808	2
1815	1
1822	1
1830	2
1847	1
1849	1
1850	2
1853	1
1861	1
1862	3
1863	1
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1867	2
1870	1
1872	2
1876	2
1878	3
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	3
1890	6
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	4
1896	6
1897	4
1898	4
1899	1
1900	2
1901	8
1902	25
1903	15
1904	9
1905	45
1906	14
1907	26
1908	11
1909	7
1910	38
1911	21
1912	23
1913	28
1914	46
1915	49
1916	36
1917	44
1918	20
1919	62
1920	55
1921	79
1922	44
1923	308
1924	153
1925	124
1926	222
1927	70
1928	266
1929	236
1930	209
1931	469
1932	459
1933	193
1934	480
1935	117
1936	362
1937	576
1938	396
1939	287
1940	319
1941	255
1942	417
1943	347
1944	994
1945	719
1946	838
1947	943
1948	172
1949	316
1950	377
1951	437
1952	313
1953	303
1954	534
1955	1,111
1956	473
1957	272
1958	371
1959	385
1960	555
1961	521
1962	636
1963	1,090
1964	433
1965	517
1966	584
1967	360
1968	703
1969	630
1970	848
1971	901
1972	447
1973	670
1974	614
1975	1,996
1976	486
1977	1,254
1978	687
1979	614
1980	1,014
1981	793
1982	1,186
1983	1,014
1984	898
1985	1,449
1986	1,394
1987	1,000
1988	546
1989	2,125
1990	916
1991	1,254
1992	789
1993	987
1994	1,201
1995	988
1996	1,269
1997	591
1998	1,719
1999	839
2000	648
2001	1,081
2002	987
2003	641
2004	1,062
2005	853
2006	730
2007	1,560
2008	924
2009	1,154
2010	559
2011	913
2012	781
2013	1,008
2014	885
2015	1,329
2016	547
2017	516
2018	799
2019	457
2020	879
2021	569
2022	1,260
2023	965
2024	334
2025	1,058
2026	1,442

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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 50	372
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1