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Weather Records on 12 March 1974

784 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1974. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1974

  • On 12 March 1974, 784 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 163 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 763 daily.
  • Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a monthly record daily precipitation of 259.6 mm (10.2 in) on 12 March 1974.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

784 stations
Weather records on 12 March 1974 784 station records on 12 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
784 station records on 12 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue GardeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation259.6 mm (10.2 in)86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Inskip Point LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation189.0 mm (7.4 in)72 of 100 (Major)
Sandy Cape LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation265.0 mm (10.4 in)69 of 100 (Major)
Indooroopilly Bowls ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation179.8 mm (7.1 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Toombul Bowls ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation136.0 mm (5.4 in)68 of 100 (Major)
Yandina Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation143.0 mm (5.6 in)67 of 100 (Major)
YalwalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation125.0 mm (4.9 in)67 of 100 (Major)
Kendall Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation165.8 mm (6.5 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Miranda (Blackwood St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation107.4 mm (4.2 in)66 of 100 (Major)
Ramos Arizpe (Smn)MexicoRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)65 of 100 (Major)
Caloundra Signal StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation113.8 mm (4.5 in)64 of 100 (Major)
South Solitary IslandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation129.0 mm (5.1 in)64 of 100 (Major)
Zillmere Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation126.0 mm (5.0 in)62 of 100 (Major)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage CaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation152.0 mm (6.0 in)61 of 100 (Major)
Ashfield Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation80.8 mm (3.2 in)60 of 100 (Major)
Salisbury Bowls ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation91.2 mm (3.6 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek ReservoirAustraliaRecord daily precipitation114.2 mm (4.5 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation202.8 mm (8.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells LineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation102.4 mm (4.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation119.2 mm (4.7 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
CoorowAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.4 mm (1.7 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Three SpringsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.0 mm (2.6 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Murarrie Road CsiroAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.6 mm (3.3 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.4 mm (3.2 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation164.6 mm (6.5 in)54 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation144.6 mm (5.7 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation87.2 mm (3.4 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El MesriLibyaRecord daily precipitation39.2 mm (1.5 in)53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt CrosbyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.0 mm (2.7 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation108.0 mm (4.3 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.0 mm (3.2 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show GroundsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.0 mm (2.8 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping ReserveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation220.0 mm (8.7 in)52 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation169.6 mm (6.7 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation280.0 mm (11.0 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation130.0 mm (5.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Waiawa 943United StatesRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation129.0 mm (5.1 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation97.8 mm (3.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
AlderleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation98.0 mm (3.9 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation109.0 mm (4.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawson (Wilson Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation85.4 mm (3.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation134.1 mm (5.3 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
AllianceCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation174.2 mm (6.9 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation152.0 mm (6.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation120.6 mm (4.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.0 mm (3.2 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Woonona (Popes Rd)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation163.0 mm (6.4 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
AquirazBrazilRecord daily precipitation145.3 mm (5.7 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
ComoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation167.4 mm (6.6 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Coopernook State ForAustraliaRecord daily precipitation151.2 mm (6.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Lorne (Lorne Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation162.2 mm (6.4 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation100.6 mm (4.0 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton (Coalcliff)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation156.0 mm (6.1 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Tallong (Caoura)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation73.2 mm (2.9 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente AlvesBrazilRecord daily precipitation100.2 mm (3.9 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill CrescentAustraliaRecord daily precipitation72.0 mm (2.8 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Graceville Bowls ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.0 mm (2.7 in)47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

784 records
Records on 12 March 1974 by type Records set or tied on 12 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 502, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 3. 0200400600Highest daily maximum: 51Lowest daily maximum: 74Highest daily minimum: 112Lowest daily minimum: 24Heaviest daily rainfall: 502Heaviest daily snowfall: 18Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 502, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 12 March 1974 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum51
Lowest daily maximum74
Highest daily minimum112
Lowest daily minimum24
Heaviest daily rainfall502
Heaviest daily snowfall18
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 12 March 1974 by timescale Records on 12 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 763. 0200400600800all-time: 2monthly: 19daily: 763all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 763.
Records on 12 March 1974 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly19
daily763

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1974 Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 197.4. Ties are not counted. 02004006000 to 25: 51725 to 50: 10650 to 75: 4275 to 100: 14100 to 125: 12125 to 150: 4150 to 175: 1175 to 200: 20 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 197.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1974
MarginRecords
0 to 25517
25 to 50106
50 to 7542
75 to 10014
100 to 12512
125 to 1504
150 to 1751
175 to 2002

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1974
Top 20 records on 12 March 1974 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 March 1974Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AUmonthly rain259.6 mm (10.2 in)90.9 mm (3.6 in)86 years86 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 March 1974Inskip Point Lighthouse, AUdaily rain189.0 mm (7.4 in)121.2 mm (4.8 in)81 years72 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AUmonthly rain265.0 mm (10.4 in)77.3 mm (3.0 in)37 years69 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AUdaily rain179.8 mm (7.1 in)144.7 mm (5.7 in)67 years68 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Toombul Bowls Club, AUdaily rain136.0 mm (5.4 in)111.1 mm (4.4 in)68 years68 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Yandina Post Office, AUdaily rain143.0 mm (5.6 in)112.5 mm (4.4 in)67 years67 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Yalwal, AUdaily rain125.0 mm (4.9 in)120.2 mm (4.7 in)69 years67 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Kendall Post Office, AUdaily rain165.8 mm (6.5 in)87.1 mm (3.4 in)64 years66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Miranda (Blackwood St), AUdaily rain107.4 mm (4.2 in)90.1 mm (3.5 in)68 years66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Ramos Arizpe (Smn), MXmonthly rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)45 years65 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Caloundra Signal Station, AUdaily rain113.8 mm (4.5 in)84.8 mm (3.3 in)67 years64 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974South Solitary Island, AUdaily rain129.0 mm (5.1 in)65.5 mm (2.6 in)64 years64 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Zillmere Post Office, AUdaily rain126.0 mm (5.0 in)75.2 mm (3.0 in)67 years62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AUdaily rain152.0 mm (6.0 in)70.5 mm (2.8 in)44 years61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Ashfield Bowling Club, AUdaily rain80.8 mm (3.2 in)52.9 mm (2.1 in)79 years60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1974Salisbury Bowls Club, AUdaily rain91.2 mm (3.6 in)56.7 mm (2.2 in)67 years58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1974Gold Creek Reservoir, AUdaily rain114.2 mm (4.5 in)62.1 mm (2.4 in)68 years56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1974Laurieton (Elouera St), AUdaily rain202.8 mm (8.0 in)125.3 mm (4.9 in)20 years55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1974Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AUdaily rain102.4 mm (4.0 in)40.2 mm (1.6 in)79 years55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1974Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AUdaily rain119.2 mm (4.7 in)50.1 mm (2.0 in)74 years55 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 1974
Records on 03-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1974. 1974 had 784 records. 01,0002,0003,0001810: 21822: 21845: 21847: 21849: 11854: 11855: 11857: 11859: 11860: 21861: 11862: 11867: 11878: 11879: 11881: 21882: 11883: 31884: 31885: 11886: 61887: 11888: 41890: 51891: 51892: 11893: 11894: 21895: 31896: 21897: 41899: 21900: 41901: 31902: 141903: 81904: 71905: 121906: 341907: 91908: 111909: 261910: 231911: 151912: 71913: 191914: 891915: 171916: 271917: 541918: 961919: 501920: 421921: 591922: 291923: 1651924: 1681925: 1271926: 1281927: 3991928: 2041929: 3241930: 2101931: 1591932: 5891933: 2901934: 6391935: 3301936: 3991937: 1891938: 2931939: 5251940: 5881941: 2151942: 2391943: 1941944: 4481945: 2411946: 5321947: 7271948: 1,5101949: 5441950: 8411951: 4751952: 4331953: 2981954: 6031955: 6131956: 1,1591957: 3711958: 6111959: 5131960: 8911961: 4321962: 8461963: 6691964: 2851965: 4221966: 3841967: 1,1351968: 9311969: 1,2541970: 3911971: 4811972: 1,2151973: 8901974: 7841975: 5401976: 6571977: 1,8341978: 5541979: 6061980: 6011981: 1,1121982: 8601983: 1,0571984: 1,2351985: 8861986: 6581987: 7281988: 9181989: 1,4021990: 2,9051991: 6071992: 1,4231993: 9311994: 6191995: 1,0671996: 1,0301997: 9901998: 2,4831999: 6362000: 7152001: 1,3922002: 9352003: 7032004: 6492005: 1,0202006: 2,1212007: 1,6522008: 6842009: 1,1482010: 7912011: 4942012: 9812013: 8742014: 6452015: 7932016: 8092017: 7022018: 6092019: 8652020: 7622021: 6592022: 1,1442023: 8772024: 5272025: 6152026: 1,2121810188219001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1974. 1974 had 784 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-12 in each year
YearRecords
18102
18222
18452
18472
18491
18541
18551
18571
18591
18602
18611
18621
18671
18781
18791
18812
18821
18833
18843
18851
18866
18871
18884
18905
18915
18921
18931
18942
18953
18962
18974
18992
19004
19013
190214
19038
19047
190512
190634
19079
190811
190926
191023
191115
19127
191319
191489
191517
191627
191754
191896
191950
192042
192159
192229
1923165
1924168
1925127
1926128
1927399
1928204
1929324
1930210
1931159
1932589
1933290
1934639
1935330
1936399
1937189
1938293
1939525
1940588
1941215
1942239
1943194
1944448
1945241
1946532
1947727
19481,510
1949544
1950841
1951475
1952433
1953298
1954603
1955613
19561,159
1957371
1958611
1959513
1960891
1961432
1962846
1963669
1964285
1965422
1966384
19671,135
1968931
19691,254
1970391
1971481
19721,215
1973890
1974784
1975540
1976657
19771,834
1978554
1979606
1980601
19811,112
1982860
19831,057
19841,235
1985886
1986658
1987728
1988918
19891,402
19902,905
1991607
19921,423
1993931
1994619
19951,067
19961,030
1997990
19982,483
1999636
2000715
20011,392
2002935
2003703
2004649
20051,020
20062,121
20071,652
2008684
20091,148
2010791
2011494
2012981
2013874
2014645
2015793
2016809
2017702
2018609
2019865
2020762
2021659
20221,144
2023877
2024527
2025615
20261,212

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-16).