Weather Records on 3 March 2012

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2012. Highest significance: Wilcannia (Reid St), AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 2012

On 3 March 2012, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 834 daily.
Wilcannia (Reid St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.6 mm (4.6 in) on 3 March 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 3 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walli (Kentucky)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Frawley St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Baden Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie Research Station AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maple City 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (the Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (the Elders)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lacmalac (Federal Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eumungerie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bobadah (Pretty View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wyangala Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boyne Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 299, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 3 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	299
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 3 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 26, daily 834.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

689 broken records

Margins by which the 689 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2012

Top 20 records on 3 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2012	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	monthly rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	130 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 2012	Oxley (Walmer Downs), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Gull Lake Biological STN, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Walli (Kentucky), AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Sitiawan, MY	monthly rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Cobar (Tambua), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Warren (Frawley St), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	121 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Onaway 4N, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	67 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Ivanhoe (Baden Park), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	106 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Come By Chance Store, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2012	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2012	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	99 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2012	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	118 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2012	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2012	Trangie Research Station AWS, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2012	Maple City 1E, US	all-time snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	50 years	56 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

1804 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2012. 2012 had 866 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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Data for records on 2012-03-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	682
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1