Weather Records on 10 March 2012

785 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 2012. Highest significance: Stephenville Clark Fld, US.

Key Facts for 10 March 2012

On 10 March 2012, 785 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
377 were record highs and 242 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 770 daily.
Stephenville Clark Fld set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 10 March 2012.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

785 stations

785 station records on 10 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Katy City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan Mill	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hitra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston N Houston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Branch 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Langtry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Caney 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Locke	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Methow 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

785 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 246, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 10 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	246
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 10 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

626 broken records

Margins by which the 626 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 2012

Top 20 records on 10 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 2012	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 March 2012	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Broken Bow 1 N, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Lima, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Doolgunna, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Houston-Westbury, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Katy City, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Idabel, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Mineral Wells AP, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Elephant Butte Dam, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Ipswich, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Morgan Mill, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Boerne, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Skagway, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Hitra, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Howard, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Richmond, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Phetchabun, TH	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 2012	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	110 years	44 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

1807 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 2012. 2012 had 785 records.

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

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 2026-10-15 (15 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	619
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1