Weather Records on 19 March 1975

973 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1975. Highest significance: Bellerive (Fort Street), AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1975

On 19 March 1975, 973 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
197 were record highs and 91 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 943 daily.
Bellerive (Fort Street) set a daily record precipitation of 45.0 mm (1.8 in) on 19 March 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 449 records.

Record Map

973 stations

973 station records on 19 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Mangalore (Mangalore Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Westbury (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Railton (Cement Australia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Uxbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunolly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindisfarne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tewkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ekari Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Falls 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brighton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timberville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ultima (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waldems-Reinborn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling Railway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northdown (Hamley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mole Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedoo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

973 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 117, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 663, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 19 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	117
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	663
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 19 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 943.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

865 broken records

Margins by which the 865 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1975

Top 20 records on 19 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1975	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1975	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1975	Mangalore (Mangalore Farm), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1975	Westbury (Valley View), AU	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1975	Railton (Cement Australia), AU	monthly rain	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1975	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1975	Uxbridge, AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1975	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Dunolly, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Liffey, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Lindisfarne, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Connorville (Lake River), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Tewkesbury, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Risdon, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates, AU	daily rain	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Elaine (Larundel), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1975	Devonport Harbour Master, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	54 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

1808 to 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1975. 1975 had 973 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1975-03-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 19 March 1975
Margin	Records
0 to 100	863
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1