Weather Records on 15 March 1975

713 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1975. Highest significance: Red Rvr, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1975

On 15 March 1975, 713 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 706 daily.
Red Rvr set a daily record snow depth of 111.8 cm (44.0 in) on 15 March 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

713 stations

713 station records on 15 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aughrabies	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orford South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Janesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiwal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kakamas Skl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

713 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 135, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 15 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	135
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 15 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 706.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1975

Top 20 records on 15 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Meadville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Aughrabies, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Doornkom, ZA	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Scottsburg, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Prospect, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Wyndham Port, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	78 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Trinidad, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Brookville, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Whitestown, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1975	Pleasant Hill, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	48 years	40 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1975. 1975 had 713 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 March 1975
Margin	Records
0 to 100	573
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1