Weather Records on 12 March 1994

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1994. Highest significance: Agalega, MU.

Key Facts for 12 March 1994

On 12 March 1994, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 146 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 609 daily.
Agalega set a monthly record daily precipitation of 201.9 mm (7.9 in) on 12 March 1994.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 12 March 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Abiquiu Dam	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Prado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gascon	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Faxinal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nhangapi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Varadouro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnemahoning	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alameda NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monsenhor Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.2 C (100.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 12 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 12 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 609.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1994

Top 20 records on 12 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1994	Agalega, MU	monthly rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Elmira, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Flagstaff (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Abiquiu Dam, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Prado, BR	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Santa Rosa, US	monthly high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Landisville 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Tamaqua, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily low max	18.7 C (65.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	109 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Phetchabun, TH	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Star Lake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Newport, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Petersburg 1, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Gascon, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Shippensburg, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1994	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	109 years	40 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1994. 1994 had 619 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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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	467
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2