Weather Records on 31 March 2015

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2015. Highest significance: Wattoning, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 2015

On 31 March 2015, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
511 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 805 daily.
Wattoning set a daily record precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 March 2015.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 31 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lort River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraquin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape le Grand Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gould	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dobra Scritia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Youanmi Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lubny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gorya Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Westonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Noongaar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dalyup Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Urala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mulgara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danmarkshavn	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lapeer Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Erinair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nungarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boodarockin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coomalbidgup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhalal-Abad	Kyrgyzstan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Taraz	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirkalocka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 334, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 31 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	334
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 31 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 56, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

691 broken records

Margins by which the 691 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2015

Top 20 records on 31 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2015	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2015	Jourerdine, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2015	Caro Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2015	Caro Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2015	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Winning, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Beebyn, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Lort River, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Yarraquin, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Cape le Grand Nat Park, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Brisbane Aero, AU	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Salmon Gums Res.STN., AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Mount Cotton Farm, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Mount Gould, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Dobra Scritia, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Youanmi Valley, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Lubny, UA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Sandusky, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2015	Gorya Valley, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	60 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

1808 to 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2015. 2015 had 861 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2015-03-31: 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	673
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1