Weather Records on 31 March 2012

942 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2012. Highest significance: Waterloo, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2012

On 31 March 2012, 942 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
660 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 846 daily.
Waterloo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.8 mm (3.8 in) on 31 March 2012.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

942 stations

942 station records on 31 March 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Schweitzer Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coquille City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monasavu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Powers	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Penang	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Lorenzo 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yasawa-I-Rara	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	177.4 mm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rarawai	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bogota/Eldorado	Colombia	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nabesna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nacocolevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nabouwalu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nadi Airport	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Deer Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

942 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 365, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 295, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 31 March 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	365
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	295
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 31 March 2012 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 96, daily 846.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2012

Top 20 records on 31 March 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2012	Waterloo, US	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	73 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2012	Schweitzer Basin, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Akita, JP	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Coquille City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Monasavu, FJ	daily rain	248.0 mm (9.8 in)	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Sugar City, US	monthly high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Powers, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Leo 6 SW, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Thermopolis, US	monthly high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Penang, FJ	daily rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	168.6 mm (6.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Cascadia, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	San Lorenzo 1SW, PR	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Sugar City, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Yasawa-I-Rara, FJ	daily rain	177.4 mm (7.0 in)	125.1 mm (4.9 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Rarawai, FJ	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Sola/Vanua Lava Isl, VU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2012	Vandalia, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	42 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

1808 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2012. 2012 had 942 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2012-03-31: 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 2026-10-15 (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 50	668
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1