Weather Records on 14 March 1972

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1972. Highest significance: E Tawas, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1972

On 14 March 1972, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
517 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 761 daily.
E Tawas set a daily record snowfall of 25.7 cm (10.1 in) on 14 March 1972.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 14 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coppermine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Safford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Silver Bell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 228, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 14 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	228
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 14 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

612 broken records

Margins by which the 612 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1972

Top 20 records on 14 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1972	E Tawas, US	daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	71 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1972	McAllen, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Mercedes 6 SSE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Timbauba, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Elgin Water, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.9 cm (7.8 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Munising, US	daily snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Galva, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Raymondville, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Coppermine, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Albion 5 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	E Tawas, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Alma, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Port Hope, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1972	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 763 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	601
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1