Weather Records on 12 March 1984

1,235 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1984. Highest significance: Hialeah, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1984

On 12 March 1984, 1,235 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
115 were record highs and 644 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,204 daily.
Hialeah set a daily record precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 12 March 1984.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,235 stations

1,235 station records on 12 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rainbow	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Verblyding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls - Kifi	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muckaty	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nanuque-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Same	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port O'Connor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsburgh AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arecibo 3 ESE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Axtell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,235 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 360, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 284, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 164, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 12 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	360
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	284
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	164
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 12 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 29, daily 1,204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,011 broken records

Margins by which the 1,011 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 431.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1984

Top 20 records on 12 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1984	Hialeah, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Meda, AU	daily rain	193.2 mm (7.6 in)	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Hebron, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	all-time rain	218.0 mm (8.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Cleburne, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Rainbow, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Verblyding, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Tecumseh 1S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Utica Starved Rock Dam, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Washington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Chestnut Hill, US	monthly low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Ashland #2, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Corinne, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Lagunillas, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	25 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Chillicothe 2S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Lissadell, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1984	Idaho Falls - Kifi, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	6 years	44 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1984. 1984 had 1,235 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 1984-03-12: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 1984
Margin	Records
0 to 100	979
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1