Weather Records on 15 March 2014

397 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2014. Highest significance: McAlester Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 2014

On 15 March 2014, 397 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 393 daily.
McAlester Rgnl AP set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 15 March 2014.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

397 stations

397 station records on 15 March 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehall	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mouyondzi	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barrington 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lansing Capital City AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Encarnacion	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brjansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Houghton Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Quiaca Observato	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore/Bajpe	India	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swanage	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chengde	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arvaiheer	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tahiti-Faaa	French Polynesia	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Salalah	Oman	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Alps	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yinchuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altai	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Smolensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trubcevsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tonsina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bailing-Miao	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sankt Peter-Ording	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Constanta	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chino Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

397 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 15 March 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 15 March 2014 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 393.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

341 broken records

Margins by which the 341 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2014

Top 20 records on 15 March 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2014	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Glen Alps, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Lancaster, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	117 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Alcove Dam, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Northfield, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Applethorpe, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Broken Bow 1 N, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Gilman, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	85 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Whitehall, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2014	Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2014	Crystal Lake, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2014	Breeza (the Park), AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2014	Santa Maria Public AP, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2014	Mouyondzi, CG	daily high max	33.0 C (91.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	57 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2014	Barrington 3SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 2014	Melrose 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	31 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

1810 to 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2014. 2014 had 397 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	322
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1