Weather Records on 15 March 2019

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2019. Highest significance: Lacrosse, US.

Key Facts for 15 March 2019

On 15 March 2019, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
297 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 841 daily.
Lacrosse set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 15 March 2019.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 15 March 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Antelope 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Schaesberg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Townsend 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Montabaur	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vaals	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holter Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Niederstotzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Harlowton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thungersheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lesquin	France	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stormont Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stein (L)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Sharpe Prj	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tarong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 291, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 147.

Records on 15 March 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	291
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	147

Records on 15 March 2019 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 841.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2019

Top 20 records on 15 March 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2019	Lacrosse, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	106 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
15 March 2019	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Antelope 6 SSW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Goldendale, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Schaesberg, NL	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Townsend 3SE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Pullman 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Montabaur, DE	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Ebrach, DE	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Belle Fourche, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2019	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2019	Lingle 2WSW, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2019	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2019	Kleiner Feldberg/Taunus, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2019	Virginia City, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2019	Sidney 6NNW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	56 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

1810 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2019. 2019 had 861 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 100	651
100 to 200	54
200 to 300	20
300 to 400	8
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2