Weather Records on 12 March 1972

1,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1972. Highest significance: Marshall, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1972

On 12 March 1972, 1,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
904 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,186 daily.
Marshall set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 12 March 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,215 stations

1,215 station records on 12 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dois Rios	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
C.A.E. Llera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bela Vista (US.Junq.)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lednik Phedchenko (Im. Gorbuno	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibitiuva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,215 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 446, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 458, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 12 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	446
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	458
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 12 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 1,186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

984 broken records

Margins by which the 984 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1972

Top 20 records on 12 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1972	Marshall, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	70 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1972	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1972	Tunnsjo, NO	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Cienega de Flores, MX	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Susendal, NO	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Morgantown Muni AP, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Dois Rios, BR	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	C.A.E. Llera, MX	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Ribeirao Corrente, BR	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Pioche, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Centralia, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Gulkana AP, US	monthly snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Duncan, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Lamar 7N, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1972	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 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

1810 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1972. 1972 had 1,215 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 50	979
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1