Weather Records on 12 March 1945

241 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1945. Highest significance: Strathmore, AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1945

On 12 March 1945, 241 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 232 daily.
Strathmore set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 12 March 1945.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

241 stations

241 station records on 12 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pajingo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.9 mm (10.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sprague	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

241 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 6, daily 232.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

190 broken records

Margins by which the 190 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1945

Top 20 records on 12 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1945	Strathmore, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1945	Alice, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Canobie, AU	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Pajingo, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	all-time rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Homestead Post Office, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Hughenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Pentland Post Office, AU	all-time rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1945	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	0 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Trafalgar Station, AU	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Lares, PR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Oak Park Station, AU	all-time rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1945	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	28 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1945. 1945 had 241 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 10	148
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	10
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	5