Weather Records on 14 March 1986

580 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1986. Highest significance: Dwtn Charleston, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1986

On 14 March 1986, 580 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 562 daily.
Dwtn Charleston set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 14 March 1986.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

580 stations

580 station records on 14 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pinopolis Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hilton Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huajintlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	122.1 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sullivans Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Point MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Folkston 9 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doctortown 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millhaven-Wade 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

580 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1986

Top 20 records on 14 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1986	Dwtn Charleston, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1986	Clayton, US	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1986	Jacksonville Beach, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Lewistown, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Beaufort Wwtp, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Sukumo, JP	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Shippensburg, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Niceville, US	monthly rain	237.2 mm (9.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Akune, JP	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Dover, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Pinopolis Dam, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Folkston 3 SW, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Wilmington Intl AP, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Hilton Head, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Pee Dee, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1986	Murotomisaki, JP	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	5 years	44 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 580 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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Data for records on 1986-03-14: 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 25	414
25 to 50	38
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1