Weather Records on 11 March 1996

1,339 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1996. Highest significance: Kimberley Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1996

On 11 March 1996, 1,339 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 941 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,300 daily.
Kimberley Downs set a daily record precipitation of 163.0 mm (6.4 in) on 11 March 1996.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,339 stations

1,339 station records on 11 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kissimmee 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.8 mm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vero Beach 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Drum	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sanford	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Venice	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anacortes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,339 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 336, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 605, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 11 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	336
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	605
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 11 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 38, daily 1,300.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,036 broken records

Margins by which the 1,036 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1996

Top 20 records on 11 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1996	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	114.7 mm (4.5 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1996	Stuart, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1996	Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Deland 1 SSE, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Vero Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Kissimmee 2, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Lockhart River Airport, AU	daily rain	266.8 mm (10.5 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Vero Beach 4SE, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Blina, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	monthly rain	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Tribes Hill, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	monthly low max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Fort Drum, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Titusville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1996	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	91 years	42 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

1793 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1996. 1996 had 1,339 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 100	1,021
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1