Weather Records on 11 March 2015

897 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2015. Highest significance: Gowrie North, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 2015

On 11 March 2015, 897 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
671 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 880 daily.
Gowrie North set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 11 March 2015.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

897 stations

897 station records on 11 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gowrie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dothan Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.2 C (93.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeba	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	165.5 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

897 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 347, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 324, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 11 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	347
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	324
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 11 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 880.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

708 broken records

Margins by which the 708 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

11 March 2015

Top 20 records on 11 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2015	Gowrie North, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2015	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Kumbrabow, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Gowrie South, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Yerington, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Wakamatsu, JP	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Fulton, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Kareeya, AU	daily rain	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Ansonia 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Milaca, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Mora, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	15.4 cm (6.1 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Marlinton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Hawi 168, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Uniontown, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Carson City, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2015	Dothan Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	43 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

1793 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 897 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 100	692
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1