Weather Records on 12 March 2002

935 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2002. Highest significance: Diablo Dam, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2002

On 12 March 2002, 935 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
727 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 920 daily.
Diablo Dam set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 12 March 2002.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

935 stations

935 station records on 12 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tunica 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usugli	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	196.0 cm (77.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart 9 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romanovka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shilka	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ljungby	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kjahta	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Karenga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Des Arc	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarah 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uakit	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

935 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 460, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	460
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 920.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

818 broken records

Margins by which the 818 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 80.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2002

Top 20 records on 12 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2002	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Senatobia, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Ross Dam, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Guilin, CN	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Government Camp, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Bratsk, RU	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Tunica 2 N, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Usugli, RU	daily high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	11.3 C (20.3 F)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Bamberg, DE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Vilnius, LT	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Poltava, UA	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	88 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Alturas, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Fichtelberg, DE	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Carapan, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily snow depth	196.0 cm (77.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Hammond, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	88 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2002	Mt Pleasant 4SW, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2002. 2002 had 935 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 10	775
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2