Weather Records on 15 March 1953

298 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1953. Highest significance: Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR.

Key Facts for 15 March 1953

On 15 March 1953, 298 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 295 daily.
Parnamirim (Leopoldina) set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 15 March 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

298 stations

298 station records on 15 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parnamirim (Leopoldina)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pearlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Loretto	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.3 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quilon Pwd	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record low maximum temperature	-25.4 C (-13.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

298 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 19.

Records on 15 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 15 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 295.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1953

Top 20 records on 15 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1953	Parnamirim (Leopoldina), BR	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Biloxi, US	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Carlisle, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Coddington 1 E, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Amery, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Masset Airport, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1953	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Gorlitz, DE	daily low min	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Booneville, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Monte Santo, BR	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Wien, AT	daily low min	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	63 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr, ES	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Franklinton, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Pearlington, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Caruthersville, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1953	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	31 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 03-15 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 25	226
25 to 50	9
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1