Weather Records on 3 March 1976

1,611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1976. Highest significance: Harrismith (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 March 1976

On 3 March 1976, 1,611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
777 were record highs and 389 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,527 daily.
Harrismith (Tnk) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 3 March 1976.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

1,611 stations

1,611 station records on 3 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Livny	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sawoti	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Venterslaager, Bergv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bergville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Entrance (Eloora Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Abaixo (Faz.Cachoeira)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guaicara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Summit WSO AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enderby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,611 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 388, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 389, Lowest daily minimum 195, Heaviest daily rainfall 356, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 3 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	388
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	389
Lowest daily minimum	195
Heaviest daily rainfall	356
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 3 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 81, daily 1,527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,315 broken records

Margins by which the 1,315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1976

Top 20 records on 3 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1976	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	all-time rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 1976	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1976	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1976	Alkmaar, ZA	monthly rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1976	Mariposa, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1976	Livny, RU	all-time rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1976	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Sandusky, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	82 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Blayney (Vittoria), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Sawoti, ZA	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Cuyamaca, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Saint Charles, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Kukuihaele Mill 206, US	daily rain	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Venterslaager, Bergv, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Palomar Mtn Obsy, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1976	Orland, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 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

1804 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1976. 1976 had 1,611 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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	1,271
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	2