Weather Records on 12 March 1979

606 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1979. Highest significance: Bad Reichenhall, DE.

Key Facts for 12 March 1979

On 12 March 1979, 606 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 603 daily.
Bad Reichenhall set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 12 March 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

606 stations

606 station records on 12 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bad Reichenhall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Cleveland Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.5 cm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camoola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Feldberg/Schwarzwald	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Macklin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Giru Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ibirarema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brooks Ahrc	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iqaluit A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thomas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatuba (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Amos	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

606 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 145, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 12 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	145
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 12 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

504 broken records

Margins by which the 504 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1979

Top 20 records on 12 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1979	Bad Reichenhall, DE	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Cape Cleveland Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Biscotasing, CA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Biscotasing, CA	daily snowfall	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Salzburg, AT	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Home Hill Post Office, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	7.8 cm (3.1 in)	2.7 cm (1.1 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Cameron Falls, CA	daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	11.8 cm (4.6 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Weissenburg, DE	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Valley City 3 NNW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	9.5 cm (3.7 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Mistassini Post, CA	daily low max	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1979	Camoola Park, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 1979	Muenster, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1979. 1979 had 606 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	458
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2