Weather Records on 12 March 1957

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1957. Highest significance: Port Dover, CA.

Key Facts for 12 March 1957

On 12 March 1957, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 365 daily.
Port Dover set a daily record precipitation of 41.4 mm (1.6 in) on 12 March 1957.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 12 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simplicio Mendes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Nova	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itaete (Iguacu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Vales, Margate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loweth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Itaberaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Benito	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 24.

Records on 12 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 12 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

320 broken records

Margins by which the 320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1957

Top 20 records on 12 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1957	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1957	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Simplicio Mendes, BR	daily rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Weslaco, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Uccle, BE	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	115 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Putbus, DE	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Campestre, BR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Casa Nova, BR	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Bon Wier, US	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Raymondville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Harlingen, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Irara, BR	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1957	Itaete (Iguacu), BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1957. 1957 had 371 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 25	279
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1