Weather Records on 24 March 1986

987 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1986. Highest significance: Fladungen-Heufurt, DE.

Key Facts for 24 March 1986

On 24 March 1986, 987 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
361 were record highs and 275 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 959 daily.
Fladungen-Heufurt set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 24 March 1986.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

987 stations

987 station records on 24 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wartenberg-Angersbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Homberg/Ohm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Koerich	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lorentzweiler	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brucken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arsdorf	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Park City G.C.	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freudenstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paso de Arocha	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tremonton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geyser Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biritiba Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caucaia Do Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penjamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roselandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Apizaco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belvaux	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elberta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Echeta 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

987 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 24 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 24 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 959.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

786 broken records

Margins by which the 786 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

24 March 1986

Top 20 records on 24 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1986	Fladungen-Heufurt, DE	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Wartenberg-Angersbach, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Luxembourg Airport, LU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Homberg/Ohm, DE	monthly rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Sandberg, DE	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Koerich, LU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Calmus, LU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Lorentzweiler, LU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Iguala (Smn), MX	daily low min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos), BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Brucken, DE	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Arsdorf, LU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Bad Bergzabern, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	McGill, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	86 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Corinne, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Partoun, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Park City G.C., US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Kr. Marburg-Biedenkopf Colbe, DE	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Oktjabrskaja, RU	monthly high max	8.6 C (47.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1986	Santa Barbara, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	37 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

1794 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 987 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	781
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1