Weather Records on 12 March 1924

168 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1924. Highest significance: Bristol, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1924

On 12 March 1924, 168 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 117 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 167 daily.
Bristol set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 12 March 1924.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

168 stations

168 station records on 12 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bristol	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Westboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baton Rouge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Dee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

168 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 63, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 12 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 12 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 167.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1924

Top 20 records on 12 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1924	Bristol, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1924	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1924	Framingham, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1924	Ashland, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	18 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Lake Cochituate, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Tampa, US	daily low max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Westboro, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Crawley, ZA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Boston City WSO, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Lamar, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Richmond Post Office, AU	monthly low max	22.7 C (72.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Tallahassee, US	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1924	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily low max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 years	19 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1924. 1924 had 168 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 20	131
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1