Weather Records on 12 March 1944

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1944. Highest significance: Evanston 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1944

On 12 March 1944, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 445 daily.
Evanston 1 E set a daily record snowfall of 23.6 cm (9.3 in) on 12 March 1944.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 12 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhir	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kalghatgi	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Katol	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks 1	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willow City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indi	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harsud	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pandharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raver	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yeotmal	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seoni	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhusaval Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barud(Warud)	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makrai	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chikhalda Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parola	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Phaltan	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 12 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 12 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1944

Top 20 records on 12 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1944	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Bhir, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Bartow 1SE, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Titusville, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Kalghatgi, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Katol, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Pathardi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1944	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily low min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	46 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Val (Sar), ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Napa State Hospital, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1944	Kissimmee, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	23 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1944. 1944 had 448 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 25	371
25 to 50	12
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2