Weather Records on 12 March 1952

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1952

On 12 March 1952, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 422 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 12 March 1952.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 12 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Young	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kumargram	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ksara	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 12 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 12 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1952

Top 20 records on 12 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Hilland 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Clark, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Williams, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Banpur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Gothenburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Merriman, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Garden Head, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Young, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Cherokee, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Payson Rs, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Armour, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1952	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	35 years	35 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1952. 1952 had 433 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 100	334
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1