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Weather Records on 15 March 1896

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1896. Highest significance: Mount Gambier Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1896

  • On 15 March 1896, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Mount Gambier Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 56.9 mm (2.2 in) on 15 March 1896.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1810 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 15 March 1896 5 station records on 15 March 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 15 March 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 15 March 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Mount Gambier Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation56.9 mm (2.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.6 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 15 March 1896 by type Records set or tied on 15 March 1896 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 15 March 1896 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 15 March 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 15 March 1896 by timescale Records on 15 March 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 15 March 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 15 March 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 1896 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 5: 25 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 31.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 52
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1896
Top 5 records on 15 March 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
15 March 1896Mount Gambier Post Office, AUdaily rain56.9 mm (2.2 in)31.5 mm (1.2 in)1 year38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1896Robe Comparison, AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)1 year26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1896Clare Post Office, AUdaily rain20.6 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1896Washington, USdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)6 years8 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1896Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall (Tie)2.5 cm (1.0 in)tie6 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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 1896
Records on 03-15 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1896. 1896 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001810: 11813: 11825: 11826: 11828: 11835: 11836: 21839: 11840: 11845: 31846: 11850: 11852: 21854: 11859: 31863: 11867: 11869: 11878: 11882: 31883: 11884: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 31891: 51892: 61893: 51894: 11895: 41896: 51898: 31899: 51900: 121901: 111902: 141903: 91904: 61905: 141906: 361907: 161908: 431909: 131910: 231911: 271912: 511913: 791914: 321915: 111916: 341917: 361918: 811919: 401920: 431921: 1401922: 391923: 1341924: 1451925: 721926: 1691927: 3321928: 1931929: 2671930: 2401931: 1221932: 6101933: 1671934: 2981935: 6171936: 2981937: 7111938: 5051939: 3361940: 3401941: 2591942: 3991943: 6391944: 6221945: 8951946: 9151947: 3741948: 1981949: 4091950: 2491951: 3341952: 3581953: 2981954: 3401955: 4191956: 5341957: 4851958: 4311959: 3481960: 9721961: 4301962: 5851963: 2971964: 4111965: 1741966: 8931967: 8311968: 5451969: 9331970: 5411971: 7721972: 8141973: 1,0741974: 4391975: 7131976: 2201977: 7871978: 5661979: 9971980: 5031981: 7991982: 9971983: 8441984: 6381985: 5191986: 7711987: 6871988: 1,5991989: 1,2211990: 2,2551991: 8521992: 1,1311993: 3,3531994: 1,4051995: 1,3721996: 7061997: 1,5001998: 8471999: 1,2692000: 4582001: 9302002: 1,3172003: 1,1572004: 1,0462005: 1,0992006: 6882007: 1,4202008: 9032009: 7442010: 6752011: 7302012: 2,2972013: 1,4862014: 3972015: 1,5732016: 9482017: 1,4972018: 5372019: 8592020: 1,1222021: 9122022: 4892023: 7662024: 1,4012025: 1,1631810186918991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1896. 1896 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-15 in each year
YearRecords
18101
18131
18251
18261
18281
18351
18362
18391
18401
18453
18461
18501
18522
18541
18593
18631
18671
18691
18781
18823
18831
18843
18861
18871
18883
18893
18903
18915
18926
18935
18941
18954
18965
18983
18995
190012
190111
190214
19039
19046
190514
190636
190716
190843
190913
191023
191127
191251
191379
191432
191511
191634
191736
191881
191940
192043
1921140
192239
1923134
1924145
192572
1926169
1927332
1928193
1929267
1930240
1931122
1932610
1933167
1934298
1935617
1936298
1937711
1938505
1939336
1940340
1941259
1942399
1943639
1944622
1945895
1946915
1947374
1948198
1949409
1950249
1951334
1952358
1953298
1954340
1955419
1956534
1957485
1958431
1959348
1960972
1961430
1962585
1963297
1964411
1965174
1966893
1967831
1968545
1969933
1970541
1971772
1972814
19731,074
1974439
1975713
1976220
1977787
1978566
1979997
1980503
1981799
1982997
1983844
1984638
1985519
1986771
1987687
19881,599
19891,221
19902,255
1991852
19921,131
19933,353
19941,405
19951,372
1996706
19971,500
1998847
19991,269
2000458
2001930
20021,317
20031,157
20041,046
20051,099
2006688
20071,420
2008903
2009744
2010675
2011730
20122,297
20131,486
2014397
20151,573
2016948
20171,497
2018537
2019859
20201,122
2021912
2022489
2023766
20241,401
20251,163

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).