Weather Records on 15 March 1962

585 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1962. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 15 March 1962

On 15 March 1962, 585 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 337 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 557 daily.
Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 15 March 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

585 stations

585 station records on 15 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Koele 693	United States	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaanapali AP 453.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Honokohua 493	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Garden City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee (Weinteriga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mescalero	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Passagem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Udaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cruzeta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

585 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 15 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 15 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 25, daily 557.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1962

Top 20 records on 15 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1962	Palermo, IT	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	138 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 March 1962	Koele 693, US	monthly rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1962	Kaanapali AP 453.1, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1962	Honokohua 493, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Mahinahina 466, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Akron, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Tg Jiu, RO	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Comanche, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Olowalu 296.1, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Peterborough, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Garden City, US	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Sulphur Springs, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Hatch, US	monthly low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1962	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1962. 1962 had 585 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 100	481
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1