Weather Records on 15 March 2005

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 2005. Highest significance: Tacambaro, MX.

Key Facts for 15 March 2005

On 15 March 2005, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
354 were record highs and 291 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,033 daily.
Tacambaro set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 15 March 2005.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 15 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lagos de Moreno (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ramon 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flying Fish Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	323.0 mm (12.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agostitlan (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dilia	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alcalde	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elida	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe 2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umbarger	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Bosque (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton 11 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Golden	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 222, Highest daily minimum 187, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 106.

Records on 15 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	222
Highest daily minimum	187
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	106

Records on 15 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 56, daily 1,033.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

884 broken records

Margins by which the 884 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 530.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 2005

Top 20 records on 15 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 2005	Tacambaro, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Clovis, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	92 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Pecos Nm, US	all-time snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Pecos Nm, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Ragland 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	100 years	67 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Lagos de Moreno (Dge), MX	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Ft Sumner, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	61 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 March 2005	San Blas, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Roy, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Presa Sabaneta, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Espanola, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Ruidoso, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Mc Lean, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Amistad 5 SSW, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 2005	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	53 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2005. 2005 had 1,099 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	831
100 to 200	42
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1