Weather Records on 14 March 1996

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1996. Highest significance: Rawlinna, AU.

Key Facts for 14 March 1996

On 14 March 1996, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 595 daily.
Rawlinna set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.2 mm (3.4 in) on 14 March 1996.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 14 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Kanandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sirte	Libya	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Misurata	Libya	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Raymer	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arubiddy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tacony 13 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dundee 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jersey City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mehringen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lytle Creek Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utrecht (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 182, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 14 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	182
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 14 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 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

14 March 1996

Top 20 records on 14 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1996	Rawlinna, AU	monthly rain	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	77 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1996	Kanandah, AU	all-time rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1996	Sirte, LY	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1996	Eads, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1996	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1996	Misurata, LY	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Las Animas, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Ft Collins, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Briggsdale, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Mount Marlow, AU	daily rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Eyre, AU	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Dibrugarh/Mohanbar, IN	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Rawlinna Homestead, AU	all-time rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Bethal, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1996	Gyzylarbat, TM	monthly rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	62 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

1810 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1996. 1996 had 615 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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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	454
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1