Weather Records on 23 March 2015

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2015. Highest significance: Nenjiang, CN.

Key Facts for 23 March 2015

On 23 March 2015, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 573 daily.
Nenjiang set a monthly record daily precipitation of 39.9 mm (1.6 in) on 23 March 2015.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 23 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nenjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gove Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waucoma 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalow Motel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford Gtr Rockford AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Izana	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ust-Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oxley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wabasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa Dam 8	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Norton W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Theilman 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 23 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 23 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2015

Top 20 records on 23 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2015	Nenjiang, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2015	Gavar, AM	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2015	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2015	Kumbia Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2015	Gove Airport, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Logrono-Agoncillo, ES	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Harmony, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Decorah, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Caledonia, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Nive Downs, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Waucoma 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Fulton, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Lynxville Dam 9, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Richland Ctr, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2015	Independence, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	115 years	44 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

1796 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2015. 2015 had 577 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	439
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1