Weather Records on 12 March 2004

649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2004. Highest significance: Eagle Pass 3N, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2004

On 12 March 2004, 649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
347 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 628 daily.
Eagle Pass 3N set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 12 March 2004.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

649 stations

649 station records on 12 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Langtry	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wink FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Bunna Bunna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilcuautla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moree (Mallowa (Narba))	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huaniqueo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint-Germain-Les-Belles	France	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Litke	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Las Escobas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

649 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 172, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 12 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	172
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 12 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2004

Top 20 records on 12 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2004	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	95 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2004	Langtry, US	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2004	Columbus, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2004	Gail, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Wink FAA AP, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Collarenebri (Bundabarina), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Sanderson, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Pandale 1 N, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Bakersfield, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Adin Rs, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Panther Junction, US	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Gourdon, FR	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Ft Davis, US	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	San Juan, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Porterville, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2004	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2004. 2004 had 649 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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Data for records on 2004-03-12: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	498
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1