Weather Records on 15 March 1970

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1970. Highest significance: Lucinda Township, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1970

On 15 March 1970, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 255 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 537 daily.
Lucinda Township set a daily record precipitation of 259.8 mm (10.2 in) on 15 March 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 15 March 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	331.2 mm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	311.4 mm (12.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	344.7 mm (13.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	348.5 mm (13.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
List/Sylt	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	203.0 cm (79.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mudigere	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sampla	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brandenburg-Gorden	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Araquem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 15 March 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 15 March 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

404 broken records

Margins by which the 404 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1970

Top 20 records on 15 March 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1970	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	259.8 mm (10.2 in)	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1970	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	331.2 mm (13.0 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	311.4 mm (12.3 in)	245.4 mm (9.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Long Pocket, AU	daily rain	264.2 mm (10.4 in)	192.8 mm (7.6 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Canbelego Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	344.7 mm (13.6 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Oak Hills Station, AU	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	348.5 mm (13.7 in)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Cunnamulla Post Office, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	List/Sylt, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1970	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	44 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1970. 1970 had 541 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	382
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2