Weather Records on 15 March 1941

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1941. Highest significance: Whiteriver 1 SW, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1941

On 15 March 1941, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 254 daily.
Whiteriver 1 SW set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 15 March 1941.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 15 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Bingara (Emohta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Mowalba Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenbushes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burraga 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 15 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 15 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

211 broken records

Margins by which the 211 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1941

Top 20 records on 15 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1941	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Gulargambone (Emby), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Bottineau, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Intake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1941	Upper Bingara (Emohta), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Condobolin (Mowalba Tank), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Truchas, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Suntop, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Princesa Isabel, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Sacaton, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Westcliffe, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	39 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Cumberland, US	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1941	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 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 259 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	200
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1