Weather Records on 15 March 1944

622 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1944. Highest significance: Benmore, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1944

On 15 March 1944, 622 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 600 daily.
Benmore set an all-time record daily precipitation of 57.7 mm (2.3 in) on 15 March 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

622 stations

622 station records on 15 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Benmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bikaner	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kholapur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nizamabad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saundatti	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waukomis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panguitch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ngukurr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howe	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

622 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 89, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 15 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	89
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 15 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

550 broken records

Margins by which the 550 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

15 March 1944

Top 20 records on 15 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1944	Benmore, US	all-time rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1944	Boonville, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Bikaner, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Quincy Mem Brg, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Fayette, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Kholapur, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Quincy, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Warsaw, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Kiev, UA	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Lawrence, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Fayetteville, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Topeka, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Steffenville, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	La Harpe, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Cottonwood Falls, US	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Streator 2SE, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Muskogee, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1944	Ft Valley, US	monthly snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	0 years	39 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1944. 1944 had 622 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	537
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1