Weather Records on 12 March 1937

189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1937. Highest significance: Ft Pierce, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1937

On 12 March 1937, 189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 183 daily.
Ft Pierce set a monthly record daily precipitation of 134.6 mm (5.3 in) on 12 March 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

189 stations

189 station records on 12 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

189 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 82, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	82
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

159 broken records

Margins by which the 159 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1937

Top 20 records on 12 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1937	Ft Pierce, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1937	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1937	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1937	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	220.2 mm (8.7 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1937	Mount Surprise Township, AU	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Belmont, AU	all-time rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	217.7 mm (8.6 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Corinda, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Umea, SE	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Gallivare_A, SE	daily low max	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Armagh, GB	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1937	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	25 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1937. 1937 had 189 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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Data for records on 1937-03-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	147
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1