Weather Records on 15 March 1983

844 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1983. Highest significance: Upland 2NE, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1983

On 15 March 1983, 844 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 823 daily.
Upland 2NE set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 15 March 1983.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

844 stations

844 station records on 15 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upland 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Allenspark 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Limon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atlanta 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allenspark 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Springs Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilpancingo (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castana Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Staplehurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heyuan	China	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faverges-de-la-Tour	France	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amanbidji	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

844 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 56, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 15 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	56
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 15 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 823.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

690 broken records

Margins by which the 690 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1983

Top 20 records on 15 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1983	Upland 2NE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1983	Minden, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1983	Mount House Station, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1983	Genoa 2 W, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1983	Utica, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Bradshaw, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Holdrege, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Allenspark 2SE, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Long Is 1N, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Fairmont, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Fairfield Station, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Osmond, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Limon, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Atlanta 2 WNW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Red Feather Lakes 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Adak AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Allenspark 2SE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1983	Haswell, US	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	56 years	45 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1983. 1983 had 844 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 100	680
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1