Weather Records on 19 March 1996

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1996. Highest significance: Canfield 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1996

On 19 March 1996, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 663 daily.
Canfield 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 19 March 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 19 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manna Hill (Four Brothers)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Do Chicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Slippery Rock 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crane Nsa	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Meinrad	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Express AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Museum	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Meinrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston Radio Wliv	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Marie (River)	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 19 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 19 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

543 broken records

Margins by which the 543 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1996

Top 20 records on 19 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1996	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1996	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	89 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1996	Manna Hill (Four Brothers), AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	65 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Usina Do Chicao, BR	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Newton 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Slippery Rock 1 SSW, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Bedford 4 SW, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Indianapolis, US	monthly snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Crane Nsa, US	all-time snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Frankfort Disposal, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Monticello, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Saint Meinrad, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Boonville 1S, US	monthly snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1996	Glenwillard Dashields L&D, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	45 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 689 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	488
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1