Weather Records on 12 March 2001

1,392 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2001. Highest significance: Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU.

Key Facts for 12 March 2001

On 12 March 2001, 1,392 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
572 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,366 daily.
Running Stream (Brooklyn) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 12 March 2001.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,392 stations

1,392 station records on 12 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Running Stream (Brooklyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart Town (Canobla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Euchareena (Molong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lahr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aragac Visokogornaya	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prachin Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmatha (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (Fernleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Metairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,392 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 250, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 322, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 557, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 12 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	250
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	322
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	557
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 12 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 1,366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,201 broken records

Margins by which the 1,201 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2001

Top 20 records on 12 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2001	Running Stream (Brooklyn), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	95 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2001	Narromine (Alagalah St), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2001	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	114 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2001	Chumphon, TH	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Castlewood, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Pawnee City, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Algona, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Mondovi, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Iroquois, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Stuart Town (Canobla), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Wollomombi (Wallamumbi), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	95 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Lumpkin 2 SE, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2001	Ravenna, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	104 years	46 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2001. 2001 had 1,392 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	1,170
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1