Weather Records on 12 March 1941

215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1941. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1941

On 12 March 1941, 215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 210 daily.
Independence set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 12 March 1941.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

215 stations

215 station records on 12 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sanivarsanthe	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Digby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record snow depth	180.3 cm (71.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	322.6 cm (127.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Devon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ervay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

215 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 12 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 12 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

189 broken records

Margins by which the 189 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1941

Top 20 records on 12 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1941	Independence, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1941	Winfield 3NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1941	Sanivarsanthe, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1941	Enid, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1941	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1941	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1941	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Digby, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Coloso, PR	monthly high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Lock Haven, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Dover, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Maquoketa, US	daily snow depth	180.3 cm (71.0 in)	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1941	Vashon Island, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	27 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1941. 1941 had 215 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 200	187
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1