Weather Records on 21 March 1902
18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1902. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.
Key Facts for 21 March 1902
- On 21 March 1902, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 10 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
- Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.3 C (46.9 F) on 21 March 1902.
- Across 156 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.
Record Map
18 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jena Sternwarte | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| Falun | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vasteras-Hasslo | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Vaexjoe | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Putbus | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 5.3 C (41.5 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Lund | Sweden | Record daily precipitation | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 4.6 C (40.3 F) | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| Leipzig-Holzhausen | Germany | Record high minimum temperature | 7.6 C (45.7 F) | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| Putten (Gld) | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 5.3 mm (0.21 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Peterborough | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 2.8 C (37.0 F) | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst Gaol | Australia | Record low minimum temperature | 3.1 C (37.6 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Winnipeg St Johns Coll | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hambantota | Sri Lanka | Record high maximum temperature | 34.4 C (93.9 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Roermond | Netherlands | Record daily precipitation | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| Montreal McGill | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Concord | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
18 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 3 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 0 |
| Highest daily minimum | 7 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 6 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 0 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 0 |
| daily | 18 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
15 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0.0 to 0.5 | 2 |
| 0.5 to 1.0 | 4 |
| 1.0 to 1.5 | 2 |
| 1.5 to 2.0 | 3 |
| 2.0 to 2.5 | 0 |
| 2.5 to 3.0 | 2 |
| 3.0 to 3.5 | 1 |
| 3.5 to 4.0 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
21 March 1902| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 1902 | Jena Sternwarte, DE | daily high min | 8.3 C (46.9 F) | 0.8 C (1.4 F) | 50 years | 23 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Falun, SE | daily rain | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 3.9 mm (0.15 in) | 34 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Vasteras-Hasslo, SE | daily rain | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | 2.9 mm (0.11 in) | 31 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Vaexjoe, SE | daily rain | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 40 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Putbus, DE | daily high min | 5.3 C (41.5 F) | 0.4 C (0.7 F) | 42 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Montreal McGill, CA | daily high max | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 3.3 C (5.9 F) | 20 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Lund, SE | daily rain | 4.7 mm (0.19 in) | 1.4 mm (0.06 in) | 29 years | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily low min | 4.6 C (40.3 F) | 0.8 C (1.4 F) | 26 years | 14 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE | daily high min | 7.6 C (45.7 F) | 1.6 C (2.9 F) | 19 years | 12 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Putten (Gld), NL | daily rain | 5.3 mm (0.21 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 15 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Peterborough, CA | daily high max | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 2.8 C (5.0 F) | 7 years | 10 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Saint John, CA | daily high min | 2.8 C (37.0 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 13 years | 9 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Bathurst Gaol, AU | daily low min | 3.1 C (37.6 F) | 0.8 C (1.4 F) | 2 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA | daily high min | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 0.6 C (1.1 F) | 12 years | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Hambantota, LK | daily high max | 34.4 C (93.9 F) | 0.2 C (0.4 F) | 4 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Roermond, NL | daily rain (Tie) | 4.8 mm (0.19 in) | tie | 19 years | 2 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Montreal McGill, CA | daily high min (Tie) | 2.2 C (36.0 F) | tie | 4 years | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| 21 March 1902 | Concord, US | daily high min (Tie) | 3.3 C (37.9 F) | tie | 13 years | 1 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 1902Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1797 | 2 |
| 1805 | 1 |
| 1806 | 1 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1830 | 1 |
| 1836 | 1 |
| 1837 | 1 |
| 1845 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1857 | 1 |
| 1865 | 7 |
| 1874 | 1 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 1 |
| 1883 | 2 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 5 |
| 1886 | 2 |
| 1888 | 1 |
| 1890 | 3 |
| 1892 | 1 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 2 |
| 1898 | 3 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1902 | 18 |
| 1903 | 23 |
| 1904 | 17 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1906 | 3 |
| 1907 | 14 |
| 1908 | 3 |
| 1909 | 11 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 10 |
| 1912 | 36 |
| 1913 | 97 |
| 1914 | 71 |
| 1915 | 27 |
| 1916 | 44 |
| 1917 | 43 |
| 1918 | 43 |
| 1919 | 29 |
| 1920 | 90 |
| 1921 | 96 |
| 1922 | 50 |
| 1923 | 72 |
| 1924 | 96 |
| 1925 | 141 |
| 1926 | 282 |
| 1927 | 179 |
| 1928 | 293 |
| 1929 | 104 |
| 1930 | 99 |
| 1931 | 638 |
| 1932 | 305 |
| 1933 | 235 |
| 1934 | 114 |
| 1935 | 675 |
| 1936 | 225 |
| 1937 | 172 |
| 1938 | 783 |
| 1939 | 280 |
| 1940 | 366 |
| 1941 | 311 |
| 1942 | 330 |
| 1943 | 217 |
| 1944 | 556 |
| 1945 | 294 |
| 1946 | 570 |
| 1947 | 192 |
| 1948 | 948 |
| 1949 | 330 |
| 1950 | 398 |
| 1951 | 779 |
| 1952 | 689 |
| 1953 | 342 |
| 1954 | 211 |
| 1955 | 1,124 |
| 1956 | 686 |
| 1957 | 373 |
| 1958 | 619 |
| 1959 | 230 |
| 1960 | 892 |
| 1961 | 268 |
| 1962 | 548 |
| 1963 | 298 |
| 1964 | 333 |
| 1965 | 1,961 |
| 1966 | 464 |
| 1967 | 487 |
| 1968 | 798 |
| 1969 | 219 |
| 1970 | 612 |
| 1971 | 358 |
| 1972 | 519 |
| 1973 | 385 |
| 1974 | 1,097 |
| 1975 | 751 |
| 1976 | 710 |
| 1977 | 376 |
| 1978 | 838 |
| 1979 | 656 |
| 1980 | 775 |
| 1981 | 676 |
| 1982 | 850 |
| 1983 | 1,673 |
| 1984 | 835 |
| 1985 | 503 |
| 1986 | 1,170 |
| 1987 | 948 |
| 1988 | 1,155 |
| 1989 | 1,396 |
| 1990 | 1,380 |
| 1991 | 1,446 |
| 1992 | 877 |
| 1993 | 687 |
| 1994 | 684 |
| 1995 | 1,141 |
| 1996 | 1,119 |
| 1997 | 1,670 |
| 1998 | 935 |
| 1999 | 1,044 |
| 2000 | 802 |
| 2001 | 1,342 |
| 2002 | 1,593 |
| 2003 | 1,073 |
| 2004 | 1,511 |
| 2005 | 649 |
| 2006 | 1,417 |
| 2007 | 1,220 |
| 2008 | 734 |
| 2009 | 558 |
| 2010 | 1,134 |
| 2011 | 1,451 |
| 2012 | 2,854 |
| 2013 | 727 |
| 2014 | 639 |
| 2015 | 568 |
| 2016 | 553 |
| 2017 | 1,117 |
| 2018 | 808 |
| 2019 | 648 |
| 2020 | 442 |
| 2021 | 486 |
| 2022 | 612 |
| 2023 | 812 |
| 2024 | 432 |
| 2025 | 845 |
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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).