Weather Records on 12 March 1939

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1939. Highest significance: Stirling, AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1939

On 12 March 1939, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 508 daily.
Stirling set a daily record precipitation of 44.7 mm (1.8 in) on 12 March 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 12 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beechworth Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlers Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
White Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Boree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Veedersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 435, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 12 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	435
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 12 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1939

Top 20 records on 12 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1939	Stirling, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1939	Elliston, AU	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1939	Marion, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Beechworth Composite, AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Fowlers Bay, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Unionville, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Adelaide West Terrace, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Magill Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Phillipsburg 1 SSE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Beatrice, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Ashland, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Chippewa Lake, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1939	Oberlin, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1939. 1939 had 525 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	458
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1