Weather Records on 31 March 1976

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1976. Highest significance: Nominingue, CA.

Key Facts for 31 March 1976

On 31 March 1976, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
182 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 503 daily.
Nominingue set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 31 March 1976.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 31 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Notre Dame du Laus	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Acu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farnham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuautla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Tigre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verma	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aunet	Norway	Record snow depth	154.0 cm (60.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carpina (Floresta Dos Leoes)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Mattawin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record snow depth	147.0 cm (57.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 31 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 31 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1976

Top 20 records on 31 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1976	Nominingue, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1976	Alcozauca (Smn), MX	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Estancia, BR	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Haliburton A, CA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Notre Dame du Laus, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Ternopil, UA	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Matehuala (Smn), MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Acu, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Petawawa Nat Forestry, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Farnham, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Japaratuba, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Cartersville, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Coppermine, CA	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Bloomfield, CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Cuautla (Smn), MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high max	5.2 C (41.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Barrage Mercier, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1976	Buckatunna 1 NE, US	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1976	Jaicos, BR	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 519 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1976-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	401
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1