Weather Records on 1 March 1996

641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1996. Highest significance: Deaver, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1996

On 1 March 1996, 641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
130 were record highs and 258 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 602 daily.
Deaver set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 1 March 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

641 stations

641 station records on 1 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moyale	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eksun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackadgery Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanrook Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Saba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Murralah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Cecil Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Turvinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.6 C (-60.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cerro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlingen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vienna	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Larrimah	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kangaroo Creek (Hayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vallecitos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greybull	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Alfred Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parrish	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

641 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 1 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 1 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 36, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1996

Top 20 records on 1 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1996	Deaver, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1996	Yarraman Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Moyale, KE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Eksun Downs, AU	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Morro Do Chiqueiro, BR	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Spearfish, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Jackadgery Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Ocala, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Sao Miguel Arcanjo, BR	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Riverton, US	monthly low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Yackandandah, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Forest Vale, AU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Toorooka (Moparrabah), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Vanrook Station, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1996	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	93 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

1808 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1996. 1996 had 641 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 1996-03-01: 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	475
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1