Weather Records on 12 March 1971

481 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1971. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1971

On 12 March 1971, 481 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 461 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set a daily record snow depth of 147.3 cm (58.0 in) on 12 March 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

481 stations

481 station records on 12 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wannamal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulelake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Potter Valley Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skaggs Spgs Las Lomas	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boogardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cummings	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ariel Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

481 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 12 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 12 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

402 broken records

Margins by which the 402 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1971

Top 20 records on 12 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1971	Lakeview, US	all-time rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1971	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Cedarville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Sheldon, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Alturas, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Millinocket, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Adin Rs, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Chester, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Klamath Falls 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Wannamal, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Finke Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Sulak, RU	monthly rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Chasm Falls, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Willamina, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1971	Fazenda Aterradinho, BR	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	38 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1971. 1971 had 481 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 200	394
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1
1000 to 1200	1