Weather Records on 15 March 1972

814 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1972. Highest significance: Westfield, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1972

On 15 March 1972, 814 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
546 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 801 daily.
Westfield set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 15 March 1972.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

814 stations

814 station records on 15 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Farnham Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

814 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 281, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 15 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	281
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 15 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 801.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1972

Top 20 records on 15 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1972	Westfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Gardner, US	monthly snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Den Helder, NL	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Den Helder-1, NL	daily high max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	60 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Hubbardston, US	monthly snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Vernon, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Newburyport, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Katherine Council, AU	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Emerson, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Cedar Run (River), US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Uccle, BE	daily high max	19.1 C (66.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	87 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high max	12.6 C (54.7 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily high max	18.6 C (65.5 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Husum, DE	daily high max	16.2 C (61.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1972	Princeton, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	73 years	36 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 814 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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	620
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1