Weather Records on 1 March 1920

98 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1920. Highest significance: Jena Sternwarte, DE.

Key Facts for 1 March 1920

On 1 March 1920, 98 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
60 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 94 daily.
Jena Sternwarte set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.2 C (68.4 F) on 1 March 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

98 stations

98 station records on 1 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Middle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

98 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 1 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 94.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 17.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1920

Top 20 records on 1 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1920	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	20.2 C (68.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Saentis, CH	monthly high min	4.1 C (39.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Arnsberg, DE	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	6.4 C (11.5 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Sonnblick, AT	monthly high max	2.3 C (36.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Uccle, BE	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Tampa, US	monthly low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Conargo (Willurah), AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Kew, AU	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AU	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	39 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Vestervig, DK	daily high min	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Jonkoping, SE	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1920	Skara 1, SE	daily high max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	32 years	17 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1920. 1920 had 98 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 3	55
3 to 5	21
5 to 8	6
8 to 10	2
10 to 13	1
13 to 15	2
15 to 18	0
18 to 20	1