Weather Records on 25 March 1972

439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 March 1972. Highest significance: Mountain View Birdseye, CA.

Key Facts for 25 March 1972

On 25 March 1972, 439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 416 daily.
Mountain View Birdseye set an all-time record daily snowfall of 99.1 cm (39.0 in) on 25 March 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

439 stations

439 station records on 25 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Raymond	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Paulista (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cardston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkyk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

439 records

Records set or tied on 25 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 25 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 25 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 416.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 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

25 March 1972

Top 20 records on 25 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 March 1972	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	all-time snowfall	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Roodepoort, ZA	monthly rain	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Raymond, CA	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Raymond, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	68 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	all-time snowfall	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Caldwell, CA	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Mountain View, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Mountain View, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Caldwell, CA	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	60 of 100 (Major)
25 March 1972	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Fort Macleod, CA	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Lethbridge Cda, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Podor, SN	daily high min	26.9 C (80.4 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Pekisko, CA	monthly snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Pekisko, CA	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Island Park, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 1972	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	78 years	47 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

1806 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1972. 1972 had 439 records.

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

Records on 03-25 in each year
Year	Records
1806	1
1830	1
1837	1
1841	1
1847	1
1850	2
1851	1
1857	1
1861	1
1862	2
1865	2
1867	2
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1876	4
1877	1
1878	2
1879	3
1880	1
1882	2
1885	2
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	1
1896	10
1897	6
1898	1
1899	6
1900	2
1901	11
1902	13
1903	16
1904	21
1905	22
1906	20
1907	10
1908	8
1909	26
1910	65
1911	14
1912	22
1913	125
1914	68
1915	21
1916	26
1917	33
1918	25
1919	38
1920	82
1921	73
1922	33
1923	80
1924	45
1925	101
1926	289
1927	113
1928	265
1929	473
1930	216
1931	95
1932	283
1933	331
1934	402
1935	377
1936	227
1937	539
1938	427
1939	606
1940	1,544
1941	351
1942	518
1943	227
1944	373
1945	816
1946	528
1947	395
1948	274
1949	421
1950	348
1951	489
1952	429
1953	598
1954	667
1955	1,548
1956	849
1957	534
1958	355
1959	251
1960	1,108
1961	369
1962	330
1963	569
1964	893
1965	1,553
1966	536
1967	655
1968	787
1969	938
1970	297
1971	699
1972	439
1973	681
1974	1,110
1975	690
1976	472
1977	553
1978	725
1979	768
1980	382
1981	1,059
1982	540
1983	1,146
1984	704
1985	424
1986	660
1987	859
1988	1,250
1989	777
1990	1,204
1991	828
1992	642
1993	834
1994	1,210
1995	1,181
1996	1,481
1997	777
1998	1,222
1999	793
2000	654
2001	1,159
2002	814
2003	463
2004	1,395
2005	695
2006	1,000
2007	1,926
2008	1,455
2009	910
2010	756
2011	738
2012	1,113
2013	2,029
2014	986
2015	567
2016	511
2017	596
2018	784
2019	421
2020	882
2021	709
2022	957
2023	1,805
2024	806
2025	1,707
2026	2,283

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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	308
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2