Weather Records on 12 March 1931

159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1931. Highest significance: Tranebjerg, DK.

Key Facts for 12 March 1931

On 12 March 1931, 159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 152 daily.
Tranebjerg set a daily record low minimum temperature of -15.0 C (5.0 F) on 12 March 1931.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

159 stations

159 station records on 12 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Itchapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parlakimedi	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	250.0 cm (98.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sibsagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Penong (Penalumba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sonari	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunupur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kunderang East (Kenebree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mirranatwa (Bowacka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bobbili	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bhadrachalam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

159 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 60, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	60
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 152.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

125 broken records

Margins by which the 125 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1931

Top 20 records on 12 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1931	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1931	Itchapuram, IN	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1931	Parlakimedi, IN	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Innsbruck, AT	daily low min	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Hypoluxo, US	daily low max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Brocken, DE	all-time snow depth	250.0 cm (98.4 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	7 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Graz, AT	daily low min	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Salur, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Szombathely, HU	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Berhampur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Sibsagar, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Lyrup, AU	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	0.9 mm (0.04 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Port Augusta (Saltia), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1931	Enfield, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	45 years	20 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1931. 1931 had 159 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 25	120
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1