Weather Records on 3 March 1920

56 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1920. Highest significance: Nicosia, CY.

Key Facts for 3 March 1920

On 3 March 1920, 56 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 54 daily.
Nicosia set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 3 March 1920.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

56 stations

56 station records on 3 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

56 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 19.

Records on 3 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 54.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

52 broken records

Margins by which the 52 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1920

Top 20 records on 3 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1920	Nicosia, CY	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1920	Hawkwood Station, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1920	Milan, IT	daily high max	22.6 C (72.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1920	Halifax, CA	monthly low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Nicosia, CY	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Charlottetown, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	44 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Sonnblick, AT	daily high max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Saentis, CH	daily high min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	5 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Saint John, CA	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Sonnblick, AT	daily high min	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	St John's, CA	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Karlsruhe, DE	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	25 years	19 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

1804 to 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1920. 1920 had 56 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	43
10 to 20	5
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	1