Weather Records on 3 March 1986

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1986. Highest significance: Stornoway Airport, GB.

Key Facts for 3 March 1986

On 3 March 1986, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
568 were record highs and 257 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 934 daily.
Stornoway Airport set a daily record precipitation of 26.0 mm (1.0 in) on 3 March 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 3 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Surat Thani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mineracao Morro Velho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record low maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rocco	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Debremarcos	Ethiopia	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paraiso	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 374, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 186, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 3 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	374
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	186
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 3 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1986

Top 20 records on 3 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1986	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Surat Thani, TH	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Mineracao Morro Velho, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Snake Creek Powerhouse, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Waialua 847, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Waterville, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Chon Buri, TH	monthly low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Gustavus, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Duncan, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	N Fk Rs, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Collbran, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Prineville, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1986	Greifswald, DE	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	36 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

1804 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1986. 1986 had 987 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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	790
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1