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Weather Records on 31 March 1914

16 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1914. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 31 March 1914

  • On 31 March 1914, 16 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 10.7 C (51.3 F) on 31 March 1914.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

16 stations
Weather records on 31 March 1914 16 station records on 31 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
16 station records on 31 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 March 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.7 C (51.3 F)38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation11.8 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.9 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.8 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.6 C (49.3 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature7.4 C (45.3 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss SluseNorwayRecord daily precipitation9.5 mm (0.37 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

16 records
Records on 31 March 1914 by type Records set or tied on 31 March 1914 by type: Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 6Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 March 1914 by type: Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 31 March 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum6
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 March 1914 by timescale Records on 31 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 13.
Records on 31 March 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 March 1914 Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 5: 115 to 10: 310 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 15 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 March 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 511
5 to 103
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1914
Top 16 records on 31 March 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 March 1914Oxford, GBdaily high min10.7 C (51.3 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)93 years38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1914Gunnedah Pool, AUdaily low min4.4 C (39.9 F)6.0 C (10.8 F)35 years28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Sheffield, GBmonthly high min10.6 C (51.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years21 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Orskar_A, SEmonthly rain11.8 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain16.9 mm (0.7 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Sveg, SEdaily rain12.3 mm (0.5 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)35 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Sarna, SEdaily rain10.8 mm (0.4 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Cet Central England, GBdaily high min9.6 C (49.3 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)19 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914St John's, CAdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)39 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Durham, GBmonthly high min9.4 C (48.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)10 years16 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Sydney, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)0.8 cm (0.3 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Mahackala, RUdaily high min7.4 C (45.3 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Malung, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Sandvig, DKdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Stromsfoss Sluse, NOdaily rain9.5 mm (0.37 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)12 years6 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1914Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily high min (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie17 years2 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 1914
Records on 03-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1914. 1914 had 16 records. 01,0002,0003,0001808: 21815: 21843: 11848: 11850: 11854: 11855: 31856: 21859: 31865: 21869: 11872: 41873: 11874: 11876: 11878: 11880: 21881: 11883: 11887: 21889: 11890: 11891: 11892: 21893: 31896: 31897: 21898: 51899: 31900: 91901: 71902: 31903: 141904: 161905: 291906: 101907: 111908: 51909: 41910: 451911: 241912: 181913: 621914: 161915: 571916: 171917: 521918: 421919: 861920: 651921: 2381922: 1021923: 4591924: 1601925: 1101926: 3061927: 1981928: 981929: 3231930: 1371931: 3651932: 3601933: 3111934: 1811935: 3101936: 1,2421937: 2581938: 6491939: 1971940: 6971941: 2501942: 2451943: 7941944: 3271945: 7781946: 8971947: 6581948: 3551949: 4521950: 5791951: 4901952: 3821953: 3021954: 5491955: 2861956: 7671957: 3731958: 4141959: 6221960: 3271961: 5251962: 5471963: 9871964: 1,3451965: 4571966: 8451967: 1,0251968: 5041969: 1,1261970: 9451971: 5161972: 4271973: 7551974: 8521975: 1,0321976: 5191977: 1,0211978: 1,3621979: 7221980: 6401981: 1,0601982: 9261983: 5641984: 5321985: 1,4711986: 1,5071987: 2,2561988: 8501989: 1,3351990: 8421991: 6341992: 7471993: 6681994: 8711995: 9401996: 7431997: 9621998: 2,5871999: 1,1002000: 5812001: 6862002: 8612003: 1,7222004: 1,0552005: 8612006: 1,0882007: 1,1502008: 1,4712009: 9272010: 9842011: 1,0202012: 9422013: 7532014: 6312015: 8612016: 8232017: 1,4232018: 6632019: 5442020: 5342021: 9492022: 6832023: 1,1282024: 4882025: 9422026: 1,2751808188019031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1914. 1914 had 16 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-31 in each year
YearRecords
18082
18152
18431
18481
18501
18541
18553
18562
18593
18652
18691
18724
18731
18741
18761
18781
18802
18811
18831
18872
18891
18901
18911
18922
18933
18963
18972
18985
18993
19009
19017
19023
190314
190416
190529
190610
190711
19085
19094
191045
191124
191218
191362
191416
191557
191617
191752
191842
191986
192065
1921238
1922102
1923459
1924160
1925110
1926306
1927198
192898
1929323
1930137
1931365
1932360
1933311
1934181
1935310
19361,242
1937258
1938649
1939197
1940697
1941250
1942245
1943794
1944327
1945778
1946897
1947658
1948355
1949452
1950579
1951490
1952382
1953302
1954549
1955286
1956767
1957373
1958414
1959622
1960327
1961525
1962547
1963987
19641,345
1965457
1966845
19671,025
1968504
19691,126
1970945
1971516
1972427
1973755
1974852
19751,032
1976519
19771,021
19781,362
1979722
1980640
19811,060
1982926
1983564
1984532
19851,471
19861,507
19872,256
1988850
19891,335
1990842
1991634
1992747
1993668
1994871
1995940
1996743
1997962
19982,587
19991,100
2000581
2001686
2002861
20031,722
20041,055
2005861
20061,088
20071,150
20081,471
2009927
2010984
20111,020
2012942
2013753
2014631
2015861
2016823
20171,423
2018663
2019544
2020534
2021949
2022683
20231,128
2024488
2025942
20261,275

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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).