Weather Records on 11 March 1972

1,320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1972. Highest significance: Nord-Rana, NO.

Key Facts for 11 March 1972

On 11 March 1972, 1,320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,011 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,299 daily.
Nord-Rana set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 11 March 1972.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

1,320 stations

1,320 station records on 11 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	175.3 cm (69.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Castellon de la Plana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Red Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,320 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 649, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 362, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 11 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	649
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	362
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 11 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 1,299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,104 broken records

Margins by which the 1,104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1972

Top 20 records on 11 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1972	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Munising, US	daily snow depth	175.3 cm (69.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Cle Elum, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Ebenezer (Weltevrede), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Harlingen, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Osceola, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Victor, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Galesburg, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Monmouth, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	77 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Clinton #1, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Montrose #2, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Geneseo, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Centerville, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Winterset 4N, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Sharon Springs, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Auburn 5 ESE, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Chama, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1972	Carlinville, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	72 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

1793 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1972. 1972 had 1,320 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,097
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1