Weather Records on 15 March 1937

711 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1937. Highest significance: Gatcombe Head, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1937

On 15 March 1937, 711 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 663 daily.
Gatcombe Head set a monthly record daily precipitation of 216.4 mm (8.5 in) on 15 March 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

711 stations

711 station records on 15 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westgrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooroy Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Angledool Telephone Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingaroy Prince Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thammampatty	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

711 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 15 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 15 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 39, daily 663.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 490.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1937

Top 20 records on 15 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1937	Gatcombe Head, AU	monthly rain	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1937	The Wilgas, AU	monthly rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1937	Muckerawa, AU	monthly rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1937	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	225.3 mm (8.9 in)	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Yaamba, AU	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Tulloona (Coolanga), AU	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Goodwood Rail STN, AU	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Gladstone Post Office, AU	monthly rain	215.6 mm (8.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	daily rain	148.1 mm (5.8 in)	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	monthly rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1937	Westgrove, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

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 711 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 1937
Margin	Records
0 to 100	617
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1