Weather Records on 15 March 1954

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1954. Highest significance: Perumpavur, IN.

Key Facts for 15 March 1954

On 15 March 1954, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 183 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 333 daily.
Perumpavur set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 15 March 1954.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 15 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Avanashi	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumayam	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hangal	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coondapur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mulki	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belthangady	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chimur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kurinjipadi	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uthamapalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palmiet, Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shencottah	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bencuti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Otto FAA AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 156, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 15 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	156
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 15 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

263 broken records

Margins by which the 263 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 1954

Top 20 records on 15 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1954	Perumpavur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Sihota, ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Avanashi, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Tirumayam, IN	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Berlin (Sar), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Hangal, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Coondapur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Annur, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Mulki, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Belthangady, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1954	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1954	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1954	Harrison, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1954	Chimur, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1954	Whitehead, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1954	Sringeri, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1954	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	68 years	30 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 340 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	239
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1