Weather Records on 15 March 1959

348 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1959. Highest significance: Fond du Lac Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1959

On 15 March 1959, 348 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 334 daily.
Fond du Lac Wwtp set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 15 March 1959.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

348 stations

348 station records on 15 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wawaitin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Algonquin Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mimosa Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turbine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

348 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 15 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 15 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1959

Top 20 records on 15 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1959	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1959	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1959	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1959	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1959	Baldwin, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1959	Viroqua, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	New Hampton, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Petoskey, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	monthly low max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Wawaitin, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Wawaitin, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Gaylord, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Chariton 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Barrage Angliers, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1959	Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	47 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1959. 1959 had 348 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 50	223
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1