Weather Records on 12 March 1982

860 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1982. Highest significance: Bybera, AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1982

On 12 March 1982, 860 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 822 daily.
Bybera set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.0 mm (4.7 in) on 12 March 1982.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

860 stations

860 station records on 12 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bataquez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mexicali (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buttonwillow	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda N.S.Aparecida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Jua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Natitingou	Benin	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vila Carmem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.3 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dolores	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sam	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coroados	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brasopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

860 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 299, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 12 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	299
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 12 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

712 broken records

Margins by which the 712 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1982

Top 20 records on 12 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1982	Bybera, AU	monthly rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1982	Tabou, CI	monthly rain	213.1 mm (8.4 in)	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Bataquez, MX	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Mexicali (Dge), MX	monthly rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Maricopa, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Fada N'Gourma, BF	monthly rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Pattiway, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Buttonwillow, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Ignacio 1 N, US	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Kaneohe Bay MCAS, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Fazenda N.S.Aparecida, BR	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Barra Do Jua, BR	all-time rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Natitingou, BJ	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Deer Creek Dam, US	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Mesa Verde Np, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1982	Manistee 3SE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	46 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1982. 1982 had 860 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 1982-03-12: 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 2026-10-17 (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 100	699
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1