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Weather Records on 12 March 1908

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1908. Highest significance: San Diego Wbo, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1908

  • On 12 March 1908, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • San Diego Wbo set a daily record high maximum temperature of 25.6 C (78.1 F) on 12 March 1908.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1810 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 12 March 1908 11 station records on 12 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 12 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature25.6 C (78.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation21.5 mm (0.8 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
LichtentanneGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 12 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 12 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 March 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 12 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 March 1908 by timescale Records on 12 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 12 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1908 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.9. Ties are not counted. 011220.0 to 0.5: 20.5 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.5: 11.5 to 2.0: 22.0 to 2.5: 22.5 to 3.0: 03.0 to 3.5: 13.5 to 4.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.03.0 to 3.53.5 to 4.0
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.9. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1908
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.52
0.5 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.51
1.5 to 2.02
2.0 to 2.52
2.5 to 3.00
3.0 to 3.51
3.5 to 4.01

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1908
Top 11 records on 12 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 March 1908San Diego Wbo, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Atlantic City Marina, USdaily high max17.8 C (64.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)10 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Vastervik, SEdaily rain21.5 mm (0.8 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Lichtentanne, DEdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Tulbagh (Pol), ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)6 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1908Hambantota, LKdaily low min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie36 years3 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 1908
Records on 03-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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: 6082019: 8612020: 7622021: 6592022: 1,1412023: 8772024: 5272025: 6151810188219001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1908. 1908 had 11 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
2018608
2019861
2020762
2021659
20221,141
2023877
2024527
2025615

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).