Weather Records on 3 March 1912

73 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1912. Highest significance: Brisbane Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1912

On 3 March 1912, 73 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 71 daily.
Brisbane Regional Office set a daily record precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 3 March 1912.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

73 stations

73 station records on 3 March 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

73 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.

Records on 3 March 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	6
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 March 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

59 broken records

Margins by which the 59 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 63.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1912

Top 20 records on 3 March 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1912	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1912	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	61 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Southampton, CA	monthly low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Wien, AT	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Salzburg, AT	daily high max	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	31 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Buffalo, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Gravenhurst, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Port Dover, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	27 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Arnsberg, DE	daily high min	7.7 C (45.9 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	31 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1912	Riva, IT	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	33 years	16 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

1804 to 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1912. 1912 had 73 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	55
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1