Weather Records on 12 March 1955

613 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1955. Highest significance: Kaslo, CA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1955

On 12 March 1955, 613 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
420 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 603 daily.
Kaslo set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 12 March 1955.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

613 stations

613 station records on 12 March 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiapaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Laurens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

613 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 172, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 69, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 March 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	172
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	69
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 March 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1955

Top 20 records on 12 March 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1955	Kaslo, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Saskatoon U of S, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Ibiapaba, BR	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1955	Sooke Lake, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Moosomin, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Macdonald College, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Guerrero (Smn), MX	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Katandra, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Kaunas, LT	daily low min	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Paducah, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1955	Wien, AT	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	26 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1955. 1955 had 613 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 20	404
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3