Weather Records on 12 March 1920

42 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1920. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1920

On 12 March 1920, 42 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 42 daily.
New Westminster set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 12 March 1920.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

42 stations

42 station records on 12 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

42 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 42.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1920

Top 20 records on 12 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1920	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1920	Quebec, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1920	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Chita, RU	daily high min	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Halifax, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Toronto, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Falmouth, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	11 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	33 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Clinton, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	35 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Paris, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Renfrew, CA	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1920	Barrie, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	20 years	12 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1920. 1920 had 42 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	33
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1