Weather Records on 15 March 1946

915 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1946. Highest significance: Baku, AZ.

Key Facts for 15 March 1946

On 15 March 1946, 915 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
462 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 886 daily.
Baku set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.8 mm (1.5 in) on 15 March 1946.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

915 stations

915 station records on 15 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Copeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Yakilo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thiruvananthapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aramboly	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanguneri	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.7 C (-10.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Verde (1)	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

915 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 334, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	334
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 886.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

778 broken records

Margins by which the 778 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1946

Top 20 records on 15 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1946	Baku, AZ	monthly rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1946	Chugwater, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1946	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1946	Abbott 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Mundoora, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Halls Gap, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Pearl River, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	7 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Springer, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Kenton, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Copeville, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Levy, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Spalding (Yakilo), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Roy, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Biscuit Flat (Woolmit), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Chugwater, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Cloudcroft, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1946	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1946. 1946 had 915 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 200	770
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1