Weather Records on 15 March 1945

895 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1945. Highest significance: Grantsburg, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1945

On 15 March 1945, 895 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
645 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 876 daily.
Grantsburg set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 15 March 1945.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

895 stations

895 station records on 15 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Faribault	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaribe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

895 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 302, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 343, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 21.

Records on 15 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	302
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	343
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

749 broken records

Margins by which the 749 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1945

Top 20 records on 15 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1945	Grantsburg, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Calvin, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Pokegama Dam, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Two Harbors, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Springville Tule Hd, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Winterset 4N, US	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Meeker, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Three Rivers Ed Ph 2, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Toronto, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Ada, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Faribault, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Taylors Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Virginia, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1945	Goderich, CA	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	69 years	35 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1945. 1945 had 895 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).