Weather Records on 15 March 1991

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1991. Highest significance: Zinder, NE.

Key Facts for 15 March 1991

On 15 March 1991, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
319 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 834 daily.
Zinder set a monthly record daily precipitation of 183.9 mm (7.2 in) on 15 March 1991.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 15 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zinder	Niger	Record daily precipitation	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Vale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitirama (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doornbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville Ifg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taciba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	167.5 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Unai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Gabriel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Donkerhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quitupan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rive	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eielson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doyle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Divide	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delmiro Gouveia (Pedra)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 161, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 15 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	161
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 15 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

669 broken records

Margins by which the 669 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 195.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1991

Top 20 records on 15 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1991	Zinder, NE	monthly rain	183.9 mm (7.2 in)	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	23 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1991	Botataboomen, ZA	all-time rain	232.5 mm (9.2 in)	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 1991	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Oujda, MA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Virginia City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Clifton Vale, ZA	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Ibitirama (Dnos), BR	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Doornbult, ZA	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Placerville Ifg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Siwa, EG	daily high min	18.0 C (64.4 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Taciba, BR	daily rain	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Enzelberg, ZA	all-time rain	167.5 mm (6.6 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Nevada City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Unai, BR	all-time rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	San Luis San Pedro, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Marechal Floriano (Dnos), BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Cumberland, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1991	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	20.4 C (68.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	106 years	42 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1991. 1991 had 852 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 25	556
25 to 50	60
50 to 75	26
75 to 100	14
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	3