Weather Records on 15 March 1984

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1984. Highest significance: Kemmerer 2N, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 1984

On 15 March 1984, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
311 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 624 daily.
Kemmerer 2N set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 15 March 1984.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 15 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Squa Pan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bucyrus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dotswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mohicanville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ceuta (Monte Hacho)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Okemah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 201, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 15 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	201
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 15 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

471 broken records

Margins by which the 471 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1984

Top 20 records on 15 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1984	Squa Pan Dam, US	daily snowfall	50.3 cm (19.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Brassua Dam, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Ionia 2SSW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Jackson Reynolds Fld, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Ft Kent, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Ripogenus Dam, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Jackman, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Coldwater St School, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Eaton Rapids, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Belfast, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Hawthorne AP, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Prospect, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1984	Red Wing Dam 3, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1984. 1984 had 638 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 50	419
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3