Weather Records on 12 March 2006

2,121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2006. Highest significance: Jasper, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2006

On 12 March 2006, 2,121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
879 were record highs and 706 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 116 monthly and 1,996 daily.
Jasper set a daily record precipitation of 87.9 mm (3.5 in) on 12 March 2006.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 12 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Boonville 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kanab	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gluckstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grambek	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belgrade (Observatory)	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brande-Hornerkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg/Elbe	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McNary 2N	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Meinrad	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zuni	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Wandsbek	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Srn In Forage Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg-Neuwiedenthal	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McArthur River Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,121 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 376, Lowest daily maximum 503, Highest daily minimum 503, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 12 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	376
Lowest daily maximum	503
Highest daily minimum	503
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 12 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 116, daily 1,996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,642 broken records

Margins by which the 1,642 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2006

Top 20 records on 12 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2006	Jasper, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	107 years	78 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Morrison, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Boonville 1S, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Shoals 8 S, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	71 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Greenfield, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	99 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Clinton Wwtp, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	99 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Taos, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	82 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Kanab, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	St George, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Gluckstadt, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Grambek, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Grants AP, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2006	Belgrade (Observatory), RS	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2006	McNary 2N, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2006	Paoli, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2006	Taos, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2006	Castle Dale, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	59 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2006. 2006 had 2,121 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 March 2006
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,594
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1