Weather Records on 23 March 1986

1,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1986. Highest significance: Kobe, JP.

Key Facts for 23 March 1986

On 23 March 1986, 1,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
226 were record highs and 560 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,062 daily.
Kobe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 128.0 mm (5.0 in) on 23 March 1986.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,104 stations

1,104 station records on 23 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kobe	Japan	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao da Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mito	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Onahama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Azul Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mishima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katsuura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Choshi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miyakejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vallentuna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ueno	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Avare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hikone	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cape St. Francis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kareekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.3 C (88.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Impendle (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aikawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	226.5 mm (8.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Laranjal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yokosuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cuernavaca (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Empleado	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,104 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 163, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 397, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 23 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	163
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	397
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 23 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 41, daily 1,062.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 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

23 March 1986

Top 20 records on 23 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1986	Kobe, JP	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Robertsfors, SE	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Conceicao da Barra, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Southport 5 N, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Mito, JP	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Onahama, JP	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Nara, JP	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Monte Azul Paulista, BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Mishima, JP	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Chichibu, JP	monthly rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Katsuura, JP	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Yokohama, JP	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Kumagaya, JP	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Kyoto, JP	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Coloso, PR	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Choshi, JP	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Miyakejima, JP	daily rain	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Vallentuna, SE	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1986	Kawaguchiko, JP	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	43 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

1796 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1986. 1986 had 1,104 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	860
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1