Weather Records on 15 March 1996

706 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1996. Highest significance: Greensburg, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1996

On 15 March 1996, 706 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
283 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 691 daily.
Greensburg set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 15 March 1996.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

706 stations

706 station records on 15 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cradock (Yednalue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ordway 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delmore Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Agudos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quebradillas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sakai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yonago	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loughrea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matsue	Japan	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goedgeloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lobo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alferes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Barreiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Catarata (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Golondrinas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tunel .	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iacri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fushiki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fukuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bem Te VI	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Sebastian 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carpenter 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esmeralda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Juca Casimiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

706 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 15 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 15 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 691.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

568 broken records

Margins by which the 568 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1996

Top 20 records on 15 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1996	Greensburg, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1996	Cradock (Yednalue), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1996	Ipiau, BR	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Ordway 4 W, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Haswell, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	70 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Brandon, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Delmore Downs, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Saigo, JP	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Ribeirao Do Sul, BR	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Arecibo 3 ESE, PR	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Agudos, BR	monthly rain	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 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)
15 March 1996	Tottori, JP	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Quebradillas, PR	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Sedalia, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Jequie, BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1996	Matsumoto, JP	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 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 706 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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Data for records on 1996-03-15: 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 20	490
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	2