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Weather Records on 20 March 1879

2 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1879. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 20 March 1879

  • On 20 March 1879, 2 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 2 daily.
  • Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 18.0 mm (0.7 in) on 20 March 1879.
  • Across 165 earlier years (1808 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

2 stations
Weather records on 20 March 1879 2 station records on 20 March 1879 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
2 station records on 20 March 1879 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 March 1879: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BolognaItalyRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2 records
Records on 20 March 1879 by type Records set or tied on 20 March 1879 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 March 1879 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 20 March 1879 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 March 1879 by timescale Records on 20 March 1879 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2. 01122all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 2all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 March 1879 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 2.
Records on 20 March 1879 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily2

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1879 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.0. Ties are not counted. 001110.0 to 0.5: 00.5 to 1.0: 11.0 to 1.5: 01.5 to 2.0: 02.0 to 2.5: 02.5 to 3.0: 10.0 to 0.50.5 to 1.01.0 to 1.51.5 to 2.02.0 to 2.52.5 to 3.0
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1879
MarginRecords
0.0 to 0.50
0.5 to 1.01
1.0 to 1.50
1.5 to 2.00
2.0 to 2.50
2.5 to 3.01

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1879
Top 2 records on 20 March 1879 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 March 1879Bologna, ITdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1879Genoa, ITdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)

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 1879
Records on 03-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1879. 1879 had 2 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001808: 31818: 11822: 21830: 11834: 11838: 11845: 11849: 31850: 11852: 11853: 11858: 11862: 11865: 111866: 11870: 11872: 21873: 11874: 21875: 21876: 21879: 21881: 21882: 21883: 11884: 21885: 31886: 21887: 31888: 51889: 51890: 11892: 11893: 21894: 51895: 21896: 51897: 21898: 51899: 91900: 81901: 61902: 131903: 341904: 121905: 61906: 161907: 171908: 41909: 61910: 201911: 351912: 121913: 421914: 511915: 221916: 461917: 491918: 401919: 311920: 521921: 931922: 491923: 2751924: 761925: 1211926: 1031927: 2981928: 2581929: 561930: 861931: 4921932: 1171933: 3541934: 2431935: 4081936: 2451937: 2201938: 3941939: 2401940: 4861941: 3901942: 3251943: 3781944: 6111945: 6361946: 4351947: 2991948: 6971949: 3521950: 3671951: 7881952: 5891953: 3501954: 3031955: 7191956: 5271957: 5161958: 4671959: 2931960: 5941961: 3321962: 3631963: 4471964: 5251965: 2,0201966: 3671967: 7841968: 8191969: 3741970: 9121971: 3771972: 6351973: 4221974: 7551975: 9321976: 9891977: 3521978: 8631979: 7121980: 4581981: 7121982: 1,1891983: 1,1791984: 7751985: 6361986: 6661987: 8671988: 1,0441989: 7931990: 1,4961991: 1,2051992: 6541993: 1,0141994: 1,0401995: 8571996: 1,1471997: 1,8011998: 9631999: 7932000: 8942001: 1,0482002: 1,6982003: 1,1662004: 1,7012005: 6022006: 1,3532007: 1,0532008: 9932009: 4452010: 1,2642011: 1,0032012: 3,0512013: 7622014: 8002015: 5212016: 4502017: 1,3312018: 5872019: 5282020: 9942021: 4842022: 6632023: 9712024: 5202025: 8471808187318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1879. 1879 had 2 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-20 in each year
YearRecords
18083
18181
18222
18301
18341
18381
18451
18493
18501
18521
18531
18581
18621
186511
18661
18701
18722
18731
18742
18752
18762
18792
18812
18822
18831
18842
18853
18862
18873
18885
18895
18901
18921
18932
18945
18952
18965
18972
18985
18999
19008
19016
190213
190334
190412
19056
190616
190717
19084
19096
191020
191135
191212
191342
191451
191522
191646
191749
191840
191931
192052
192193
192249
1923275
192476
1925121
1926103
1927298
1928258
192956
193086
1931492
1932117
1933354
1934243
1935408
1936245
1937220
1938394
1939240
1940486
1941390
1942325
1943378
1944611
1945636
1946435
1947299
1948697
1949352
1950367
1951788
1952589
1953350
1954303
1955719
1956527
1957516
1958467
1959293
1960594
1961332
1962363
1963447
1964525
19652,020
1966367
1967784
1968819
1969374
1970912
1971377
1972635
1973422
1974755
1975932
1976989
1977352
1978863
1979712
1980458
1981712
19821,189
19831,179
1984775
1985636
1986666
1987867
19881,044
1989793
19901,496
19911,205
1992654
19931,014
19941,040
1995857
19961,147
19971,801
1998963
1999793
2000894
20011,048
20021,698
20031,166
20041,701
2005602
20061,353
20071,053
2008993
2009445
20101,264
20111,003
20123,051
2013762
2014800
2015521
2016450
20171,331
2018587
2019528
2020994
2021484
2022663
2023971
2024520
2025847

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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 2026-10-18 (18 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).