Built 2026-10-19 (19 October 2026)

Weather Records on 23 March 1912

22 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1912. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1912

  • On 23 March 1912, 22 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Lawrence set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 23 March 1912.
  • Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

22 stations
Weather records on 23 March 1912 22 station records on 23 March 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
22 station records on 23 March 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 23 March 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
LawrenceUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.3 C (70.3 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd ASwedenRecord daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.3 mm (0.17 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-31.1 C (-24.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BjuroklubbSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.0 mm (0.24 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-3.0 C (26.6 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-1.5 C (29.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation9.0 mm (0.35 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord high minimum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord high minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

22 records
Records on 23 March 1912 by type Records set or tied on 23 March 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 23 March 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14.
Records on 23 March 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 23 March 1912 by timescale Records on 23 March 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 23 March 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 22.
Records on 23 March 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

19 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1912 Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 19 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 36.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1912
Top 20 records on 23 March 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
23 March 1912Lawrence, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)34 years47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1912Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min21.3 C (70.3 F)4.1 C (7.4 F)30 years26 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Santa Fe, USdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)20 years17 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Pesaro, ITdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.7 mm (0.26 in)7 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Holmogadd A, SEdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain4.3 mm (0.17 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Uccle, BEdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Chicoutimi, CAdaily low min-31.1 C (-24.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Sarna, SEdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Sveg, SEdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Bjuroklubb, SEdaily rain6.0 mm (0.24 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)13 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Dubuque River, USdaily low min-12.8 C (9.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Umea, SEdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)14 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Jokkmokk, SEdaily high min-3.0 C (26.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)21 years10 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Haparanda, SEdaily high min-1.5 C (29.3 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low max5.6 C (42.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)13 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)8 years5 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1912Roermond, NLdaily rain (Tie)9.0 mm (0.35 in)tie13 years2 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

1796 to 1912
Records on 03-23 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 22 records. 01,0002,0003,0001796: 11808: 11836: 21837: 21853: 21858: 11862: 11864: 21865: 21868: 21871: 31874: 21875: 41877: 21878: 31879: 11882: 11883: 61884: 21885: 31886: 11887: 11888: 31889: 21890: 11891: 11893: 11895: 41896: 131897: 91898: 61899: 31901: 51902: 261903: 321904: 31905: 161906: 231907: 531908: 111909: 71910: 121911: 81912: 221913: 761914: 721915: 111916: 501917: 651918: 311919: 171920: 751921: 101922: 301923: 971924: 781925: 1641926: 2831927: 2021928: 1541929: 5171930: 1351931: 2671932: 1691933: 1231934: 6891935: 4861936: 4371937: 2431938: 6011939: 5651940: 1,0311941: 1881942: 1871943: 2861944: 4661945: 3861946: 1701947: 2751948: 3311949: 3901950: 8741951: 3371952: 1,4791953: 5891954: 4831955: 9991956: 4201957: 3541958: 4861959: 2491960: 1,0041961: 3611962: 3061963: 8391964: 8151965: 1,5371966: 7931967: 8221968: 1,4901969: 6341970: 3801971: 7581972: 5331973: 5371974: 1,0991975: 6181976: 3991977: 6421978: 6081979: 1,0121980: 4221981: 9401982: 8451983: 1,5221984: 7151985: 4371986: 1,1041987: 1,2791988: 7101989: 8051990: 1,3891991: 1,2641992: 8831993: 1,1511994: 1,4991995: 1,5141996: 6731997: 7431998: 1,2531999: 7222000: 1,1622001: 9952002: 1,1302003: 9712004: 1,5162005: 1,0142006: 1,3112007: 1,5952008: 9562009: 9522010: 9182011: 1,2452012: 2,2692013: 1,2702014: 5942015: 5772016: 5362017: 7392018: 7902019: 5252020: 4652021: 1,0502022: 1,0312023: 1,1352024: 6112025: 7022026: 1,8061796188219011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1912. 1912 had 22 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-23 in each year
YearRecords
17961
18081
18362
18372
18532
18581
18621
18642
18652
18682
18713
18742
18754
18772
18783
18791
18821
18836
18842
18853
18861
18871
18883
18892
18901
18911
18931
18954
189613
18979
18986
18993
19015
190226
190332
19043
190516
190623
190753
190811
19097
191012
19118
191222
191376
191472
191511
191650
191765
191831
191917
192075
192110
192230
192397
192478
1925164
1926283
1927202
1928154
1929517
1930135
1931267
1932169
1933123
1934689
1935486
1936437
1937243
1938601
1939565
19401,031
1941188
1942187
1943286
1944466
1945386
1946170
1947275
1948331
1949390
1950874
1951337
19521,479
1953589
1954483
1955999
1956420
1957354
1958486
1959249
19601,004
1961361
1962306
1963839
1964815
19651,537
1966793
1967822
19681,490
1969634
1970380
1971758
1972533
1973537
19741,099
1975618
1976399
1977642
1978608
19791,012
1980422
1981940
1982845
19831,522
1984715
1985437
19861,104
19871,279
1988710
1989805
19901,389
19911,264
1992883
19931,151
19941,499
19951,514
1996673
1997743
19981,253
1999722
20001,162
2001995
20021,130
2003971
20041,516
20051,014
20061,311
20071,595
2008956
2009952
2010918
20111,245
20122,269
20131,270
2014594
2015577
2016536
2017739
2018790
2019525
2020465
20211,050
20221,031
20231,135
2024611
2025702
20261,806

Download the Data

  • Data for records on 1912-03-23: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).