Weather Records on 12 March 1986

658 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1986. Highest significance: Oranjeville (Skl), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1986

On 12 March 1986, 658 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
177 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 648 daily.
Oranjeville (Skl) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 12 March 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

658 stations

658 station records on 12 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oranjeville (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parkhar	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salina Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barneston	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jessieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berryville 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

658 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1986

Top 20 records on 12 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1986	Oranjeville (Skl), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1986	David City 4E, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1986	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Meeker 5 W, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Shawnee, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Utica, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Parkhar, TJ	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Schuyler, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Maramec, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Denau, UZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Huajintlan, MX	daily low max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Jewell, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Ashland #2, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Prague 2W, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Western 2W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Harlan, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	McComb AP, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1986	Purcell 2 SW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	41 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

1810 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1986. 1986 had 658 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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Data for records on 1986-03-12: 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	545
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2