Weather Records on 12 March 1942

239 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1942. Highest significance: Ebrach, DE.

Key Facts for 12 March 1942

On 12 March 1942, 239 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 232 daily.
Ebrach set a daily record snow depth of 25.0 cm (9.8 in) on 12 March 1942.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

239 stations

239 station records on 12 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Honokane 181.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	307.6 mm (12.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Katangi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dongargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

239 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 12 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 12 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

207 broken records

Margins by which the 207 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1942

Top 20 records on 12 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1942	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Awini 182.1, US	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Honokane 181.1, US	daily rain	359.7 mm (14.2 in)	287.1 mm (11.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Kohala 179.1, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Dinokana, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	307.6 mm (12.1 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1942	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1942	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1942	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1942	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1942	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	12 years	30 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1942. 1942 had 239 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	188
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1