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Weather Records on 12 March 1904

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1904. Highest significance: Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1904

  • On 12 March 1904, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 7 daily.
  • Durban-Botanical Gardens set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 12 March 1904.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 12 March 1904 7 station records on 12 March 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 12 March 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 March 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 12 March 1904 by type Records set or tied on 12 March 1904 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 March 1904 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 12 March 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 12 March 1904 by timescale Records on 12 March 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 7all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 March 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 7.
Records on 12 March 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily7

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1904 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 45 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 54
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1904
Top 7 records on 12 March 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 March 1904Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1904Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1904Fort Sill, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)3 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1904Pointe Au Pere, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1904Riva, ITdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)6 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1904Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min (Tie)5.0 C (41.0 F)tie13 years1 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1904Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth (Tie)1.0 cm (0.4 in)tie3 years0 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 1904
Records on 03-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001810: 21822: 21845: 21847: 21849: 11854: 11855: 11857: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11862: 11867: 11878: 11879: 11881: 21882: 11883: 31884: 31885: 11886: 61887: 11888: 41890: 51891: 51892: 11893: 11894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 41899: 21900: 41901: 31902: 141903: 81904: 71905: 121906: 341907: 91908: 111909: 261910: 231911: 151912: 71913: 191914: 891915: 171916: 271917: 541918: 961919: 501920: 421921: 591922: 291923: 1651924: 1681925: 1271926: 1281927: 3991928: 2041929: 3241930: 2101931: 1591932: 5891933: 2901934: 6391935: 3301936: 3991937: 1891938: 2931939: 5251940: 5881941: 2151942: 2391943: 1941944: 4481945: 2411946: 5321947: 7271948: 1,5101949: 5441950: 8411951: 4751952: 4331953: 2981954: 6031955: 6131956: 1,1591957: 3711958: 6111959: 5131960: 8911961: 4321962: 8461963: 6691964: 2851965: 4221966: 3841967: 1,1351968: 9311969: 1,2541970: 3911971: 4811972: 1,2151973: 8901974: 7841975: 5401976: 6571977: 1,8341978: 5541979: 6061980: 6011981: 1,1121982: 8601983: 1,0571984: 1,2351985: 8861986: 6581987: 7281988: 9181989: 1,4021990: 2,9051991: 6071992: 1,4231993: 9311994: 6191995: 1,0671996: 1,0301997: 9901998: 2,4831999: 6362000: 7152001: 1,3922002: 9352003: 7032004: 6492005: 1,0202006: 2,1212007: 1,6522008: 6842009: 1,1482010: 7912011: 4942012: 9812013: 8742014: 6452015: 7932016: 8092017: 7022018: 6092019: 8652020: 7622021: 6592022: 1,1442023: 8772024: 5272025: 6152026: 1,2121810188219001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1904. 1904 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-12 in each year
YearRecords
18102
18222
18452
18472
18491
18541
18551
18571
18591
18602
18611
18621
18671
18781
18791
18812
18821
18833
18843
18851
18866
18871
18884
18905
18915
18921
18931
18942
18953
18962
18974
18992
19004
19013
190214
19038
19047
190512
190634
19079
190811
190926
191023
191115
19127
191319
191489
191517
191627
191754
191896
191950
192042
192159
192229
1923165
1924168
1925127
1926128
1927399
1928204
1929324
1930210
1931159
1932589
1933290
1934639
1935330
1936399
1937189
1938293
1939525
1940588
1941215
1942239
1943194
1944448
1945241
1946532
1947727
19481,510
1949544
1950841
1951475
1952433
1953298
1954603
1955613
19561,159
1957371
1958611
1959513
1960891
1961432
1962846
1963669
1964285
1965422
1966384
19671,135
1968931
19691,254
1970391
1971481
19721,215
1973890
1974784
1975540
1976657
19771,834
1978554
1979606
1980601
19811,112
1982860
19831,057
19841,235
1985886
1986658
1987728
1988918
19891,402
19902,905
1991607
19921,423
1993931
1994619
19951,067
19961,030
1997990
19982,483
1999636
2000715
20011,392
2002935
2003703
2004649
20051,020
20062,121
20071,652
2008684
20091,148
2010791
2011494
2012981
2013874
2014645
2015793
2016809
2017702
2018609
2019865
2020762
2021659
20221,144
2023877
2024527
2025615
20261,212

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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 (2026-10-15).