Weather Records on 15 March 2002

1,317 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2002. Highest significance: Milaca, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 2002

On 15 March 2002, 1,317 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
744 were record highs and 236 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,260 daily.
Milaca set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 15 March 2002.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

1,317 stations

1,317 station records on 15 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kirs	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hinckley	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Falls Dnr HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordoba Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cokato	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grouse Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Lake 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,317 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 498, Lowest daily maximum 128, Highest daily minimum 246, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 15 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	498
Lowest daily maximum	128
Highest daily minimum	246
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 15 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 47, daily 1,260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,051 broken records

Margins by which the 1,051 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2002

Top 20 records on 15 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2002	Milaca, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2002	Kirs, RU	monthly rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2002	Ashland Exp Farm, US	all-time snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2002	Tyler, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2002	Canby, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Arlington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	St Cloud Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Wessington 2SE, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Willmar Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Danbury, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	New London, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Clark, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Hayward Rs, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Bemidji, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Marshall, US	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2002	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	108 years	51 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 1,317 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 2026-10-16 (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 50	959
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	2