Weather Records on 12 March 1997

990 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 1997. Highest significance: Fergus Falls, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 1997

On 12 March 1997, 990 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
665 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 965 daily.
Fergus Falls set a daily record snow depth of 152.4 cm (60.0 in) on 12 March 1997.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

990 stations

990 station records on 12 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Egvekinot	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanjing	China	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Weslaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Xai Xai	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rothsay	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dongtai	China	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Barker	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mutuipe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

990 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 411, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 254, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 12 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	411
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	254
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 12 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 965.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

843 broken records

Margins by which the 843 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 1997

Top 20 records on 12 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1997	Bonners Ferry, US	monthly snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1997	Powers Lake 1N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 1997	Raymondville, US	monthly rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Blanco, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Elgin 2SSW, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	15 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Lanihau 68.2, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Egvekinot, RU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Sealy, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Vaalkop, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	New Gulf, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Sabinal, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Broadlands, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Thompsons 3 WSW, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Nanjing, CN	daily rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Brenham, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Stockholm, SE	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 1997	Boerne, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	72 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1997. 1997 had 990 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 1997-03-12: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	817
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1