Weather Records on 15 March 1981

799 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1981. Highest significance: Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR.

Key Facts for 15 March 1981

On 15 March 1981, 799 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 773 daily.
Sao Miguel Dos Campos set a daily record precipitation of 95.6 mm (3.8 in) on 15 March 1981.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

799 stations

799 station records on 15 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sao Miguel Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salva Vidas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Macuspana (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodocongo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pendencias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonito de Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pocinhos (Joffily)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Samtredia	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pao de Acucar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuncas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Feijao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 32 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakes	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wishek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niigata	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queimadas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

799 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 262, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 263, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	262
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	263
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 773.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1981

Top 20 records on 15 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1981	Sao Miguel Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Anadia, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Salva Vidas, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Macuspana (Smn), MX	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Kitamiesashi, JP	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Bodocongo, BR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	El Reno 1 N, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Pendencias, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Snyder, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Walters, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Northfield, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Chorozinho, BR	daily rain	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Altus Dam, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Bonito de Santa Fe, BR	daily rain	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Pocinhos (Joffily), BR	monthly rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1981	Erick, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	76 years	39 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 799 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 2026-10-16 (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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	690
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1