Weather Records on 12 March 1947

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1947. Highest significance: Walwa, AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1947

On 12 March 1947, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 711 daily.
Walwa set a daily record precipitation of 73.4 mm (2.9 in) on 12 March 1947.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 12 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walwa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telangatuk (Scholfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carwarp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mooralla (Woodleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Kooeeyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salina	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Currajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 590, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 12 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	590
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 12 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

681 broken records

Margins by which the 681 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1947

Top 20 records on 12 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1947	Walwa, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1947	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Ashland, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Newton, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Coldwater, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Medicine Lodge, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Norwich, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Telangatuk (Scholfield), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	El Dorado, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Hutchinson River, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Nainital, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	McPherson, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Hull, GB	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Skegness, GB	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1947	Lebo, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	40 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1947. 1947 had 727 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1947-03-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	598
20 to 40	57
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4