Weather Records on 12 March 2005

1,020 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2005. Highest significance: Anaconda, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2005

On 12 March 2005, 1,020 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
576 were record highs and 153 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,001 daily.
Anaconda set a daily record snowfall of 18.5 cm (7.3 in) on 12 March 2005.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,020 stations

1,020 station records on 12 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.6 mm (8.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kona Village 93.8	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,020 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 390, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 95, Heaviest daily snowfall 146, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 12 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	390
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	95
Heaviest daily snowfall	146
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 12 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 1,001.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

815 broken records

Margins by which the 815 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2005

Top 20 records on 12 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2005	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	99 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Xochitlan Todos Santos, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	108 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Drummond Aviation, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Marlinton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Pineville, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Hartford Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Owosso Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Heppner, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	The Dalles, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Durham, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily low min	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2005	Bajramaly, TM	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	103 years	40 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2005. 2005 had 1,020 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 25	692
25 to 50	70
50 to 75	33
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	1