Weather Records on 15 March 1929

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1929. Highest significance: Ft Gaines, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1929

On 15 March 1929, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 262 daily.
Ft Gaines set a daily record precipitation of 207.0 mm (8.1 in) on 15 March 1929.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 15 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Athol 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Monte	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 105.

Records on 15 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 262.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

229 broken records

Margins by which the 229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1929

Top 20 records on 15 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1929	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Evergreen, US	daily rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Bumberry, AU	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Louisiana Starks Nurse, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Warrenton 1 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Blakely, US	all-time rain	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Minonk, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Watseka Public Works, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Carrabelle 1 NNW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1929	Macon, US	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	S Bend AP, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	Oelrichs, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	Clanton, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	S Haven, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	Americus, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1929	Scotland Neck, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	29 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1929. 1929 had 267 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 1929
Margin	Records
0 to 20	200
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1