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Weather Records on 21 March 1901

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1901. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 21 March 1901

  • On 21 March 1901, 9 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, 1 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Jena Sternwarte set a daily record precipitation of 14.4 mm (0.6 in) on 21 March 1901.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 21 March 1901 9 station records on 21 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 21 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 21 March 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.4 mm (2.2 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation46.7 mm (1.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation11.0 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 21 March 1901 by type Records set or tied on 21 March 1901 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 21 March 1901 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 21 March 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 21 March 1901 by timescale Records on 21 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 21 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 8.
Records on 21 March 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 March 1901 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 10: 710 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 21 March 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 107
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1901
Top 9 records on 21 March 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
21 March 1901Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Dubbo (Darling Street), AUmonthly rain55.4 mm (2.2 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain46.7 mm (1.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Vineland, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)9.3 mm (0.37 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Washington, USdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain11.0 mm (0.4 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)12 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1901Maryland, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)2 years4 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

1797 to 1901
Records on 03-21 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1901. 1901 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001797: 21805: 11806: 11822: 11830: 11836: 11837: 11845: 11846: 11850: 11852: 21857: 11865: 71874: 11877: 11880: 11881: 11883: 21884: 11885: 51886: 21888: 11890: 31892: 11893: 11894: 11895: 11896: 21897: 21898: 31899: 41900: 41901: 91902: 181903: 231904: 171905: 61906: 31907: 141908: 31909: 111910: 101911: 101912: 361913: 971914: 711915: 271916: 441917: 431918: 431919: 291920: 901921: 961922: 501923: 721924: 961925: 1411926: 2821927: 1791928: 2931929: 1041930: 991931: 6381932: 3051933: 2351934: 1141935: 6751936: 2251937: 1721938: 7831939: 2801940: 3661941: 3111942: 3301943: 2171944: 5561945: 2941946: 5701947: 1921948: 9481949: 3301950: 3981951: 7791952: 6891953: 3421954: 2111955: 1,1241956: 6861957: 3731958: 6191959: 2301960: 8921961: 2681962: 5481963: 2981964: 3331965: 1,9611966: 4641967: 4871968: 7981969: 2191970: 6121971: 3581972: 5191973: 3851974: 1,0971975: 7511976: 7101977: 3761978: 8381979: 6561980: 7751981: 6761982: 8501983: 1,6731984: 8351985: 5031986: 1,1701987: 9481988: 1,1551989: 1,3961990: 1,3801991: 1,4461992: 8771993: 6871994: 6841995: 1,1411996: 1,1191997: 1,6701998: 9351999: 1,0442000: 8022001: 1,3422002: 1,5932003: 1,0732004: 1,5112005: 6492006: 1,4172007: 1,2202008: 7342009: 5582010: 1,1342011: 1,4512012: 2,8542013: 7272014: 6392015: 5682016: 5532017: 1,1172018: 8082019: 6482020: 4422021: 4862022: 6122023: 8122024: 4322025: 8451797188119011917193319491965198119972013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1901. 1901 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-21 in each year
YearRecords
17972
18051
18061
18221
18301
18361
18371
18451
18461
18501
18522
18571
18657
18741
18771
18801
18811
18832
18841
18855
18862
18881
18903
18921
18931
18941
18951
18962
18972
18983
18994
19004
19019
190218
190323
190417
19056
19063
190714
19083
190911
191010
191110
191236
191397
191471
191527
191644
191743
191843
191929
192090
192196
192250
192372
192496
1925141
1926282
1927179
1928293
1929104
193099
1931638
1932305
1933235
1934114
1935675
1936225
1937172
1938783
1939280
1940366
1941311
1942330
1943217
1944556
1945294
1946570
1947192
1948948
1949330
1950398
1951779
1952689
1953342
1954211
19551,124
1956686
1957373
1958619
1959230
1960892
1961268
1962548
1963298
1964333
19651,961
1966464
1967487
1968798
1969219
1970612
1971358
1972519
1973385
19741,097
1975751
1976710
1977376
1978838
1979656
1980775
1981676
1982850
19831,673
1984835
1985503
19861,170
1987948
19881,155
19891,396
19901,380
19911,446
1992877
1993687
1994684
19951,141
19961,119
19971,670
1998935
19991,044
2000802
20011,342
20021,593
20031,073
20041,511
2005649
20061,417
20071,220
2008734
2009558
20101,134
20111,451
20122,854
2013727
2014639
2015568
2016553
20171,117
2018808
2019648
2020442
2021486
2022612
2023812
2024432
2025845

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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