Weather Records on 1 March 1986

1,317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1986. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 1 March 1986

On 1 March 1986, 1,317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
697 were record highs and 421 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 114 monthly and 1,201 daily.
Freiburg set a monthly record snow depth of 38.0 cm (15.0 in) on 1 March 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,317 stations

1,317 station records on 1 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vallbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aach	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuotuohe	China	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Palm Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brawley 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
John Day	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,317 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 478, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 1 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	478
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 1 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 114, daily 1,201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,005 broken records

Margins by which the 1,005 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1986

Top 20 records on 1 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1986	Freiburg, DE	monthly snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1986	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	monthly snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	monthly snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Rheinfelden, DE	monthly snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Vallbo, SE	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Oriente, BR	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Hvar, HR	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	monthly snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Halmstad, SE	daily low min	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Mullheim, DE	monthly snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Waldshut, DE	monthly snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Clover Valley, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Ely AP, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Heber, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Anacortes, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1986	Aach, DE	monthly snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	43 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

1808 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1986. 1986 had 1,317 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	986
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1