Weather Records on 12 March 1938

293 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1938. Highest significance: Dullstroom (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1938

On 12 March 1938, 293 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 289 daily.
Dullstroom (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 March 1938.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

293 stations

293 station records on 12 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Selonah	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koyah	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lewers Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jowai	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgegong (Kiora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Benton City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Booyoolee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aralskoe More	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Canbelego the Hermitage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

293 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 105, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	105
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

208 broken records

Margins by which the 208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1938

Top 20 records on 12 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1938	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1938	Selonah, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1938	Republic, US	monthly rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1938	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1938	Koyah, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	47 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Claremont Pomona Clg, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Payette, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Lewers Rch, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Karimganj, IN	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Moscow U of I, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Escanaba, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	43 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	54 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Vale, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	St Georges, CA	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Jowai, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Sunnyside, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Mina, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1938	Smith 1 N, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1938. 1938 had 293 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 50	207
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1