Weather Records on 15 March 1978

566 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1978. Highest significance: Ionia 2SSW, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1978

On 15 March 1978, 566 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
128 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 549 daily.
Ionia 2SSW set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 15 March 1978.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

566 stations

566 station records on 15 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ramsjoholm	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ploumanac'h	France	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oderen	France	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tamala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mendubim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angel Albino Corzo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Askeryd	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Curralinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Serdan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Haven Fire Dept	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Byhalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Opodepe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

566 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 15 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 15 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 549.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

492 broken records

Margins by which the 492 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1978

Top 20 records on 15 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1978	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1978	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1978	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1978	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1978	Ramsjoholm, SE	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Bloomfield, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Milingimbi, AU	daily rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Ploumanac'h, FR	daily rain	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Three Rivers, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Heden, SE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Roy 8 NE, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Mtn Home 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Lewistown AP, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1978	Ashley, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	8 years	38 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1978. 1978 had 566 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 200	485
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1