Weather Records on 19 March 2012

3,343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2012. Highest significance: Pioche, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 2012

On 19 March 2012, 3,343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,318 were record highs and 520 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 391 monthly and 2,950 daily.
Pioche set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 19 March 2012.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 19 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Divide	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Villalba 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paluma Ivy Cottage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pichilingue	Ecuador	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kremlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Havre AP ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,343 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,073, Lowest daily maximum 382, Highest daily minimum 1,245, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 19 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,073
Lowest daily maximum	382
Highest daily minimum	1,245
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 19 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 391, daily 2,950.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,771 broken records

Margins by which the 2,771 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 2012

Top 20 records on 19 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2012	Pioche, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	119 years	74 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	107 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	104 years	72 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Inorunie Station, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Dunbar Station, AU	daily rain	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	116.2 mm (4.6 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Divide, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Muskogee, US	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Bulong, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	113 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2012	Charles City, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Villalba 1 SE, PR	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Bristow, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Merced, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	102 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Paluma Ivy Cottage, AU	daily rain	243.0 mm (9.6 in)	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	118 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Osceola, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	114 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2012	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	70 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2012	Ennis, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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

1808 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2012. 2012 had 3,343 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 2012-03-19: 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	2,739
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1