Weather Records on 10 March 1986

1,041 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1986. Highest significance: Berkeley, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 1986

On 10 March 1986, 1,041 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,027 daily.
Berkeley set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 10 March 1986.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,041 stations

1,041 station records on 10 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackburn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville Ifg	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Piquerobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paskenta Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muir Woods	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Purcellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pt Mugu Nf	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,041 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 484, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 10 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	484
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 10 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 1,027.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

868 broken records

Margins by which the 868 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1986

Top 20 records on 10 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1986	Berkeley, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Hialeah, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	91 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Cheboygan, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Cornubia, ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Blackburn, ZA	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Placerville Ifg, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Arcadia, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Woodland 1 WNW, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	San Francisco Intl AP, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	W Pt, US	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Winters, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Fairfield, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Pomeroy, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	Hankinson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1986	San Nicolas Is, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	45 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

1807 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1986. 1986 had 1,041 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	841
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2