Weather Records on 12 March 1954

603 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1954. Highest significance: Daroca, ES.

Key Facts for 12 March 1954

On 12 March 1954, 603 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
231 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 581 daily.
Daroca set a monthly record daily precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 12 March 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

603 stations

603 station records on 12 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nenzel 20 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timber Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oelwein 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seven Persons	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vosburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wapashoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

603 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 77, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 12 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	77
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 12 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 581.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 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 1954

Top 20 records on 12 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1954	Daroca, ES	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1954	Sundance, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Ft Robinson, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Harrison, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Lead, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Cheyenne, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Ardmore 1 NW, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Nenzel 20 S, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Mayuram, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Mitchell 5E, US	monthly snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Highmore, US	all-time snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Timber Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Oelwein 2 S, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Howard, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Miller, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1954	Seven Persons, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 years	34 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1954. 1954 had 603 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	420
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1