Weather Records on 15 March 1919

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1919. Highest significance: La Crosse Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1919

On 15 March 1919, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 40 daily.
La Crosse Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 15 March 1919.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 15 March 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 15 March 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	26
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 40.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records

Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 115.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1919

Top 20 records on 15 March 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1919	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1919	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1919	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	13 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Escanaba, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Allegan 1, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Madison Wb City, US	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Qu'appelle, CA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Lawrence, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Dubuque River, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Gravenhurst, CA	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	0 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	33 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1919	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	0.2 cm (0.1 in)	43 years	17 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1919. 1919 had 40 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 20	32
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1