Weather Records on 21 March 1996

1,119 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1996. Highest significance: Washington 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 1996

On 21 March 1996, 1,119 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 485 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,093 daily.
Washington 1 W set a daily record snow depth of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 21 March 1996.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,119 stations

1,119 station records on 21 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Chapaevo	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.3 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Meinrad	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Icem (Usina Marimbondo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chiqueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,119 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 308, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 177, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 123, Deepest snow cover 190.

Records on 21 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	308
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	177
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	123
Deepest snow cover	190

Records on 21 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 21, daily 1,093.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

864 broken records

Margins by which the 864 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1996

Top 20 records on 21 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1996	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	95 years	78 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	Chapaevo, KZ	all-time rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	Salem, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	Paoli, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	95 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	Circleville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1996	Vilsandi, EE	daily snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Shoals 8 S, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Long Pond Pocono Lake, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Evangelista de Souza, BR	daily rain	150.3 mm (5.9 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Greensburg, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Elkton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Jackson 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Saint Meinrad, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Woodbury, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1996	Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	50 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

1797 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 1,119 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	710
50 to 100	85
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	3