Weather Records on 15 March 2004

1,046 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2004. Highest significance: Quambone (Carwell), AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 2004

On 15 March 2004, 1,046 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
615 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,010 daily.
Quambone (Carwell) set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 15 March 2004.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,046 stations

1,046 station records on 15 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Honokaa Town 215	United States	Record daily precipitation	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birra Birra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Banalasta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Plains (Croye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Billabong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 8 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Platte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quirindi (Boxwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Brydone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes (Reddestone (Redban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsmore (Danthonia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Osmond	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,046 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 265, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 15 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	265
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 15 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 31, daily 1,010.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

835 broken records

Margins by which the 835 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2004

Top 20 records on 15 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2004	Quambone (Carwell), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2004	Sarita 7 E, US	monthly rain	133.6 mm (5.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2004	Honokaa Town 215, US	daily rain	288.0 mm (11.3 in)	254.7 mm (10.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2004	Kaumana 88.1, US	daily rain	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2004	Clarkson, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2004	Brownsville, US	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2004	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Wagner, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Menno, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Oakdale, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Walthill 1E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Falcon Dam, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Birra Birra, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Bendemeer (Banalasta), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2004	Waiakea Scd 88.2, US	daily rain	297.7 mm (11.7 in)	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	13 years	48 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2004. 2004 had 1,046 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 2026-10-17 (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	818
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1