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Weather Records on 20 March 1902

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1902. Highest significance: Falun, SE.

Key Facts for 20 March 1902

  • On 20 March 1902, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Falun set a daily record precipitation of 13.7 mm (0.5 in) on 20 March 1902.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 20 March 1902 13 station records on 20 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 20 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 20 March 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation8.0 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature34.7 C (94.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
VaexjoeSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_AutSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature18.7 C (65.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.9 mm (0.15 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 20 March 1902 by type Records set or tied on 20 March 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 20 March 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 20 March 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 20 March 1902 by timescale Records on 20 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 20 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 12.
Records on 20 March 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

13 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1902 Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.3. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 2: 72 to 4: 44 to 6: 16 to 8: 08 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 13 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.3. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 20 March 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 27
2 to 44
4 to 61
6 to 80
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1902
Top 13 records on 20 March 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 March 1902Falun, SEdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain8.0 mm (0.31 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)38 years20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Hambantota, LKmonthly high max34.7 C (94.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years19 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Vaexjoe, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)40 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Uppsala_Aut, SEdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max18.7 C (65.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)37 years15 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Gavle, SEdaily rain3.9 mm (0.15 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)35 years13 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Harnosand, SEdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Santa Fe, USdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Saint John, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Sydney, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)5 years6 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1902Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)5 years6 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 1902
Records on 03-20 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1902. 1902 had 13 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: 5302020: 1,0062021: 4872022: 6672023: 9752024: 5202025: 8482026: 3,1261808187318941911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1902. 1902 had 13 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
2019530
20201,006
2021487
2022667
2023975
2024520
2025848
20263,126

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).