Weather Records on 12 March 1981

1,112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1981. Highest significance: Tasiilaq, GL.

Key Facts for 12 March 1981

On 12 March 1981, 1,112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,095 daily.
Tasiilaq set a daily record precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 12 March 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,112 stations

1,112 station records on 12 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ceraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tlaxco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Humble Pump STN 5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gold	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riacho de Santana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,112 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 238, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 392, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	238
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	392
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 1,095.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

968 broken records

Margins by which the 968 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1981

Top 20 records on 12 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1981	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Arneiroz, BR	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Wien, AT	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Junction 4SSW, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Freer, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Ozona, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Marquette, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Salzburg, AT	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	170 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	153 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Nurnberg, DE	daily high min	9.0 C (48.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso), BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Acude Ceraima, BR	monthly rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1981	Turnu Magurele, RO	daily high min	11.3 C (52.3 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	67 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1981. 1981 had 1,112 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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Data for records on 1981-03-12: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 12 March 1981
Margin	Records
0 to 20	934
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1