Weather Records on 15 March 1979

997 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1979. Highest significance: Beech Forest, AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1979

On 15 March 1979, 997 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 348 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 992 daily.
Beech Forest set a daily record precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 15 March 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

997 stations

997 station records on 15 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Barramunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pioneer (Main Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyelangta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Gaspard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ainslie Tyson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tharwa General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boobyalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alice (Watervale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Johanna Glen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

997 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 323, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 15 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	323
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 15 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 992.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

820 broken records

Margins by which the 820 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1979

Top 20 records on 15 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1979	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1979	Barramunga, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1979	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1979	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1979	Moorina (Frome Dam), AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Bukalong Station, AU	monthly rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Pioneer (Main Road), AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Wyelangta, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	12.4 C (54.3 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Juarez, MX	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Lithgow (Newnes Forest Centre), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Wallabadah (Gaspard), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Lugano, CH	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1979	Ainslie Tyson St, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	41 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1979. 1979 had 997 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 50	785
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1