Weather Records on 12 March 2023

877 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 March 2023. Highest significance: McGill, US.

Key Facts for 12 March 2023

On 12 March 2023, 877 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
320 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 852 daily.
McGill set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 12 March 2023.
Across 158 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

877 stations

877 station records on 12 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Greendale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morrison (Branga Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dunollie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Glen Morrison (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gunnedah Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Breeza (the Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Duri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanborough (Rockfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Black Bear	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Invercargill Airpor	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bruno 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victory Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

877 records

Records set or tied on 12 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 147, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 288, Heaviest daily snowfall 88, Deepest snow cover 103.

Records on 12 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	147
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	288
Heaviest daily snowfall	88
Deepest snow cover	103

Records on 12 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 852.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

765 broken records

Margins by which the 765 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 March 2023

Top 20 records on 12 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 March 2023	McGill, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	125 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Greendale Station, AU	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	108 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Ternej, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Bemidji, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Mahnomen, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	67 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Tomoo, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Dalnerechensk, RU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Grant Grove, US	monthly rain	241.3 mm (9.5 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	116 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Glen Morrison (Branga Plains), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	170.2 mm (6.7 in)	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Belcourt Keya Radio, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Dunollie, AU	monthly rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Glen Morrison (Millbank), AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	106 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Gunnedah Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
12 March 2023	Breeza (the Park), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 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 877 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	741
200 to 400	19
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1