Weather Records on 12 March 1965

422 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1965. Highest significance: Guerrero (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 12 March 1965

On 12 March 1965, 422 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 419 daily.
Guerrero (Smn) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 12 March 1965.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

422 stations

422 station records on 12 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thompson Welcome Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yandil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Cunyu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caesars Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Angeles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	114.0 cm (44.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cunyu Shearing Shed	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Powell River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

422 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 12 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 12 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 570.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1965

Top 20 records on 12 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1965	Guerrero (Smn), MX	monthly rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Three Rivers, AU	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Millrose, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Clearwater, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Thompson Welcome Ctr, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Pommelsbrunn, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Brevard, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Union City 3 SE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Yandil, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Angermunde, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Waynesville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1965	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10 years	34 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1965. 1965 had 422 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 100	338
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1