Weather Records on 12 March 1949

544 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1949. Highest significance: Thargomindah Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1949

On 12 March 1949, 544 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 531 daily.
Thargomindah Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 12 March 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

544 stations

544 station records on 12 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forked Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby Rock Chapel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

544 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1949

Top 20 records on 12 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1949	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Condobolin (Borambil Park), AU	all-time rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	all-time rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Box Cowell, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Primrose Park, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Goodooga Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Milroy, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Mansfield 2, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1949	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	51 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1949. 1949 had 544 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	471
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1