Weather Records on 15 March 2023

768 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2023. Highest significance: Aibonito 1 S, PR.

Key Facts for 15 March 2023

On 15 March 2023, 768 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 110 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 744 daily.
Aibonito 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 15 March 2023.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

768 stations

768 station records on 15 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Needles AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Myton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millegan 14 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warrick 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Dam Fc425B-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elazig	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aerop.Internacional	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Piru 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels-Strawberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fry	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covina City Yard Fc387B	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palos Verdes Es Fc43D	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Miramar NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Peck Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

768 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 292, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 15 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	292
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 15 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 21, daily 744.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

646 broken records

Margins by which the 646 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1093.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2023

Top 20 records on 15 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2023	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2023	Glasgow, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2023	Oceanside Marina, US	all-time rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2023	Alpine, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Needles AP, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs), MX	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Grant Grove, US	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Myton, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Millegan 14 SE, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	McCall, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	114 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Warrick 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23.8 cm (9.4 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	San Gabriel Canyon Ph, US	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	San Gabriel Dam Fc425B-E, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Pinkham Notch, US	monthly snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Lee Vining, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	109.3 cm (43.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2023	Dunkirk 19NNE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	49 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2023. 2023 had 768 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 200	631
200 to 400	12
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1