Weather Records on 12 March 1953

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1953. Highest significance: Society Hill 6 S, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1953

On 12 March 1953, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 297 daily.
Society Hill 6 S set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 12 March 1953.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 12 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kulgam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Dearborn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Pyramid)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1953

Top 20 records on 12 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1953	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1953	Roseau, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1953	Kingstree, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1953	Ernakulam, IN	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1953	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1953	Conway, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1953	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Kerrville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Kulgam, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Fort Cochin, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Greensboro, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Livingston, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Cottonwood, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Farmerville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Seligman, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	62 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1953	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	25 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1953. 1953 had 298 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 20	227
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1