Weather Records on 12 March 2003

703 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2003. Highest significance: Lowell, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2003

On 12 March 2003, 703 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
466 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 680 daily.
Lowell set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 12 March 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

703 stations

703 station records on 12 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanegas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Wattle St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Covelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prosser	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoquiam Bowerman AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toorooka (Moparrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anfa	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cushman Powerhouse #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

703 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 190, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 276, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 120, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 12 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	190
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	276
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	120
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 12 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 20, daily 680.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2003

Top 20 records on 12 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2003	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Rodrigues, MU	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	153.4 mm (6.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Baudette, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	79 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Mott, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Upper Baker Dam, US	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Breien, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Austin #2, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low max	21.8 C (71.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	92 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Old Faithful, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Charlotte, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Kellogg, US	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Mystic Lake, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Jackson, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	97 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2003	Wendover AP AWOS, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	38 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2003. 2003 had 703 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 20	463
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1