Weather Records on 12 March 1948

1,510 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1948. Highest significance: Uitkyk, ZA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1948

On 12 March 1948, 1,510 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 1,125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 168 monthly and 1,331 daily.
Uitkyk set an all-time record daily precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 12 March 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,510 stations

1,510 station records on 12 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Gobindgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Agulhas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kluitjeskraal (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tulbagh (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kuakhera	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jarauda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
North End	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterval Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,510 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 864, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 12 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	864
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 12 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 168, daily 1,331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,336 broken records

Margins by which the 1,336 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1948

Top 20 records on 12 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1948	Uitkyk, ZA	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1948	Gobindgarh, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1948	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Cape Agulhas, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Kluitjeskraal (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Tulbagh (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Piketberg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Horton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Maryville 2E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Glenwood 3SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Kuakhera, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Campbell (Mun), ZA	all-time rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Nuwejaarskraal, ZA	all-time rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Bloemfontein Airpor, ZA	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Kimberly-de Beers, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1948	Colby, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	46 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1948. 1948 had 1,510 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 50	1,273
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1