Weather Records on 15 March 1965

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1965. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 15 March 1965

On 15 March 1965, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 173 daily.
Lichtentanne set a daily record snow depth of 35.0 cm (13.8 in) on 15 March 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 15 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yabulu Qld Nickel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Consul	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Einasleigh Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kleve	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alcozauca (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campania (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Consul	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yoweragabbie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ora Banda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vulcan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 15 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 15 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 173.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

149 broken records

Margins by which the 149 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1965

Top 20 records on 15 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1965	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1965	Mount Surprise Township, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1965	Yabulu Qld Nickel, AU	daily rain	199.1 mm (7.8 in)	173.4 mm (6.8 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1965	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1965	Saint Paul Is AP, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1965	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Petford, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Doberlug-Kirchhain, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Palmerville, AU	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Angermunde, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Foremost, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Consul, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	56 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1965	Tromso, NO	all-time snow depth	165.0 cm (65.0 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	0 years	26 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 174 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	135
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1