Weather Records on 12 March 2020

762 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2020. Highest significance: Mecca Fire STN, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2020

On 12 March 2020, 762 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
529 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 739 daily.
Mecca Fire STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 12 March 2020.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

762 stations

762 station records on 12 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Youngtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Desert Resorts Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank Valley Pump Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pearce - Sunsites	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
March AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Apuka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tolleson 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe Co Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Daugherty AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escondido #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma Proving Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
U C L A	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fishtail	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soria	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

762 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 196, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 12 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	196
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 12 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 739.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

676 broken records

Margins by which the 676 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2020

Top 20 records on 12 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2020	Mecca Fire STN, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	113 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2020	Hayman Island Resort, AU	daily rain	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	196.4 mm (7.7 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2020	Borrego Desert Park, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Youngtown, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Desert Resorts Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Fuzhou, CN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Red Lodge, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Hemet, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Indio Fire STN, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	77 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Wittmann 1SE, US	monthly rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Santa Rosa, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	109 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Burbank Valley Pump Plt, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Bosque del Apache, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Yongan, CN	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Atyrau, KZ	daily high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Paradise, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	Pearce - Sunsites, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2020	San Jacinto, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 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

1810 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2020. 2020 had 762 records.

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

Records on 03-12 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1822	2
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1854	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	1
1860	2
1861	1
1862	1
1867	1
1878	1
1879	1
1881	2
1882	1
1883	3
1884	3
1885	1
1886	6
1887	1
1888	4
1890	5
1891	5
1892	1
1893	1
1894	2
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1899	2
1900	4
1901	3
1902	14
1903	8
1904	7
1905	12
1906	34
1907	9
1908	11
1909	26
1910	23
1911	15
1912	7
1913	19
1914	89
1915	17
1916	27
1917	54
1918	96
1919	50
1920	42
1921	59
1922	29
1923	165
1924	168
1925	127
1926	128
1927	399
1928	204
1929	324
1930	210
1931	159
1932	589
1933	290
1934	639
1935	330
1936	399
1937	189
1938	293
1939	525
1940	588
1941	215
1942	239
1943	194
1944	448
1945	241
1946	532
1947	727
1948	1,510
1949	544
1950	841
1951	475
1952	433
1953	298
1954	603
1955	613
1956	1,159
1957	371
1958	611
1959	513
1960	891
1961	432
1962	846
1963	669
1964	285
1965	422
1966	384
1967	1,135
1968	931
1969	1,254
1970	391
1971	481
1972	1,215
1973	890
1974	784
1975	540
1976	657
1977	1,834
1978	554
1979	606
1980	601
1981	1,112
1982	860
1983	1,057
1984	1,235
1985	886
1986	658
1987	728
1988	918
1989	1,402
1990	2,905
1991	607
1992	1,423
1993	931
1994	619
1995	1,067
1996	1,030
1997	990
1998	2,483
1999	636
2000	715
2001	1,392
2002	935
2003	703
2004	649
2005	1,020
2006	2,121
2007	1,652
2008	684
2009	1,148
2010	791
2011	494
2012	981
2013	874
2014	645
2015	793
2016	809
2017	702
2018	609
2019	865
2020	762
2021	659
2022	1,144
2023	877
2024	527
2025	615
2026	1,212

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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	669
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1