Weather Records on 15 March 1951

334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1951. Highest significance: Burlington Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1951

On 15 March 1951, 334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
45 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 320 daily.
Burlington Muni AP set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 15 March 1951.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

334 stations

334 station records on 15 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Copper	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetveld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keolari	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hiasen I Sigdal	Norway	Record snow depth	164.0 cm (64.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes Landing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	180.0 cm (70.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ingwavuma (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Price Game Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	141.0 cm (55.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

334 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 15 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 15 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 320.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

265 broken records

Margins by which the 265 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1951

Top 20 records on 15 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1951	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Bumping Lake, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Lillooet, CA	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Gardiner, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	monthly snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Copper, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1951	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Cedar Rapids #1, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Zoetveld, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Aseral, NO	all-time snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1951	Keolari, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)

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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1951. 1951 had 334 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 50	232
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3