Weather Records on 15 March 1957

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1957. Highest significance: Wadena 3 S, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1957

On 15 March 1957, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 472 daily.
Wadena 3 S set an all-time record daily snowfall of 49.5 cm (19.5 in) on 15 March 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 15 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Malavalli	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paripiranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kollegal	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Governador Dix-Sept Rosado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dotswood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fanning River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Black Spur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 15 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 15 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 472.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 198.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1957

Top 20 records on 15 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1957	Wadena 3 S, US	all-time snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1957	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1957	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1957	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Walsh River Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Winnibigoshish Dam, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Armagh, GB	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	109 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Middalya, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Landsborough Downs, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Elwell, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Atikokan Cli, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Malavalli, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Paripiranga, BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Kollegal, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	75 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1957	Alton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	36 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 485 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	361
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2