Weather Records on 29 March 1976

496 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1976. Highest significance: Lyons, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 1976

On 29 March 1976, 496 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 481 daily.
Lyons set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 29 March 1976.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

496 stations

496 station records on 29 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	148.0 cm (58.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barroso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Springfield (South Sprin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Barbacena	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Bella	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Areia (Ufpb)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	241.0 cm (94.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coalgate 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Casca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annette AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farleigh Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	212.0 mm (8.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

496 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 29 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 29 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 481.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1976

Top 20 records on 29 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 1976	Lyons, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1976	Ternopil, UA	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1976	Carroll, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1976	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
29 March 1976	Eufaula 6 SSW, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Madison, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	83 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Sugar City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Sheldon, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	208.0 mm (8.2 in)	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Greer, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Cape St James, CA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Cruz Do Espirito Santo, BR	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1976	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	38 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 496 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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	421
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1