Weather Records on 24 March 2012

1,631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2012. Highest significance: Three Rivers, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 2012

On 24 March 2012, 1,631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,330 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 76 monthly and 1,554 daily.
Three Rivers set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 24 March 2012.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,631 stations

1,631 station records on 24 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huamuxtitlan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Cuxtepeques	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kewaunee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford City 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,631 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 633, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 697, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	633
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	697
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 76, daily 1,554.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,308 broken records

Margins by which the 1,308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2012

Top 20 records on 24 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2012	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2012	Defiance, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2012	Red Lake Indian Agcy, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Columbus, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Hastings, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	118 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Copainala, MX	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Auburn, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Lynchburg Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Huamuxtitlan (Dge), MX	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Finca Cuxtepeques, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Montague 4 NW, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Caledonia, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Waverly, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Gladwin, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Renison Bell, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Indianapolis SE Side, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2012	Lima, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	45 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

1794 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 1,631 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	1,301
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1