Weather Records on 20 March 2012

3,051 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2012. Highest significance: Neosho, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 2012

On 20 March 2012, 3,051 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2,059 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 295 monthly and 2,753 daily.
Neosho set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 20 March 2012.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 440 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 20 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Conjuboy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Chinook	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.2 mm (8.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Harper 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strathtay Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale 6N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,051 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 1,020, Lowest daily maximum 194, Highest daily minimum 1,039, Lowest daily minimum 142, Heaviest daily rainfall 589, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 20 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1,020
Lowest daily maximum	194
Highest daily minimum	1,039
Lowest daily minimum	142
Heaviest daily rainfall	589
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 20 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 295, daily 2,753.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,591 broken records

Margins by which the 2,591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2012

Top 20 records on 20 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2012	Neosho, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Meeker 5 W, US	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	75 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	156.8 mm (6.2 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	82 years	74 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Claremore 2 ENE, US	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Walnut 4S, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	103 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Gatesville, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	66 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Oswego 1 N, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	103 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Prague 2W, US	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Chester, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	61 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Fredericksburg, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	San Marcos, US	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Pine Rvr Dam, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	117 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Conjuboy Station, AU	monthly rain	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Moran, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	103 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	112 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Norman 3SSE, US	monthly rain	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Shawnee, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	112 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2012	Kasin, RU	monthly rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2012	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	81 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 3,051 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	2,567
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2