Weather Records on 1 March 1972

1,524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1972. Highest significance: Beulah, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1972

On 1 March 1972, 1,524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
944 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,501 daily.
Beulah set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 1 March 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

1,524 stations

1,524 station records on 1 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beulah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camperdown (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yeelirrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie Manor (Boolarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grimsby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Shand Dam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noonegin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portal	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cororooke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raul Soares-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,524 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 672, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 272, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 1 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	672
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	272
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 1 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 22, daily 1,501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,361 broken records

Margins by which the 1,361 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1972

Top 20 records on 1 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1972	Beulah, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1972	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Lucan, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	110 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Camperdown (Post Office), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Vryburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Yeelirrie, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Browning, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Prineville, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Ellerslie Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Albion Downs, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Kemptville, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Huntington, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Medford Intl AP, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Tiffin, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Leslie Manor (Boolarra), AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Grimsby, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1972	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	18 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

1808 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1972. 1972 had 1,524 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	1,351
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1