Weather Records on 12 March 2026

1,212 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2026. Highest significance: Halden, NO.

Key Facts for 12 March 2026

On 12 March 2026, 1,212 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
772 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 1,168 daily.
Halden set a daily record precipitation of 38.5 mm (1.5 in) on 12 March 2026.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

1,212 stations

1,212 station records on 12 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Litledal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tonstad - Nettfed	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Copper Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kielder Castle	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nez Perce Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Takle	Norway	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Fork	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fresvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenpoint	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Igsi I Hobol	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pigtail Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tveitsund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 4 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke I Sogn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,212 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 377, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 395, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 364, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 12 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	377
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	395
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	364
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 12 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 43, daily 1,168.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,015 broken records

Margins by which the 1,015 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2026

Top 20 records on 12 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2026	Halden, NO	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	138 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 March 2026	Sarpsborg, NO	monthly rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2026	Sauda, NO	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2026	Litledal, NO	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2026	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	126 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Brekke Sluse, NO	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Tonstad - Nettfed, NO	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Copper Camp, US	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Kielder Castle, GB	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Nez Perce Camp, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Allegany Sp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Acmetonia Lock 3, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Yakataga AP, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Eksingedal, NO	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Dover, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	127 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Takle, NO	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Rosendal, NO	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Union City Filtration Plt, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	51 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2026. 2026 had 1,212 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	958
20 to 40	42
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1