Weather Records on 10 March 1972

1,382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1972. Highest significance: Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE.

Key Facts for 10 March 1972

On 10 March 1972, 1,382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
876 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,354 daily.
Bernburg/Saale (Nord) set a daily record precipitation of 28.6 mm (1.1 in) on 10 March 1972.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,382 stations

1,382 station records on 10 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aschersleben	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watson Lake A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huichapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.2 C (-24.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,382 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 593, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 283, Lowest daily minimum 219, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 10 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	593
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	283
Lowest daily minimum	219
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 10 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 1,354.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,178 broken records

Margins by which the 1,178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1972

Top 20 records on 10 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1972	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Aschersleben, DE	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Schierke, DE	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Watson Lake A, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Wittenberg, DE	monthly rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Utuado, PR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Nieu-Bethesda (Pol), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Ponte Melo Peixoto, BR	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Farmington, US	monthly low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Cle Elum, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Guelph Oac, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Bethesdaweg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Paisley, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	66 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Baddeck, CA	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Walden, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1972	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	35 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

1807 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1972. 1972 had 1,382 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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	1,171
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1