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Weather Records on 11 March 1920

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1920. Highest significance: Columbia Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1920

  • On 11 March 1920, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Columbia Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 11 March 1920.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 11 March 1920 15 station records on 11 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 11 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 11 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high minimum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-MaouTunisiaRecord daily precipitation1.8 mm (0.07 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
NicosiaCyprusRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature-2.0 C (28.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature7.0 C (44.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
TunisTunisiaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 11 March 1920 by type Records set or tied on 11 March 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 11 March 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 11 March 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 11 March 1920 by timescale Records on 11 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 11 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 14.
Records on 11 March 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 March 1920 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted. 024680 to 25: 725 to 50: 050 to 75: 075 to 100: 1100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 163.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 11 March 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 257
25 to 500
50 to 750
75 to 1001
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1751

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1920
Top 15 records on 11 March 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
11 March 1920Columbia Wb City, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)21 years37 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1920Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall14.5 cm (5.7 in)9.2 cm (3.6 in)20 years33 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Anticosti Heath Point, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)4 years29 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Anticosti Heath Point, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)16.3 cm (6.4 in)4 years28 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Port Arthur, CAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Karesuando, SEdaily high min-3.5 C (25.7 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Sfax El-Maou, TNdaily rain1.8 mm (0.07 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Guelph Oac, CAdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)18 years11 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Fort National, DZdaily low max3.0 C (37.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZmonthly low min (Tie)4.0 C (39.2 F)tie25 years5 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Nicosia, CYdaily high min (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie27 years3 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low max (Tie)12.0 C (53.6 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Fort National, DZdaily low min (Tie)-2.0 C (28.4 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Constantine, DZdaily low max (Tie)7.0 C (44.6 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1920Tunis, TNdaily low max (Tie)10.0 C (50.0 F)tie5 years1 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

1793 to 1920
Records on 03-11 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0001793: 11810: 31814: 11822: 11844: 11845: 21847: 31849: 11850: 21854: 31855: 11858: 31859: 11860: 21862: 11863: 11868: 11870: 11874: 21877: 11878: 11879: 21880: 11881: 51882: 21883: 11884: 11885: 21886: 31888: 41889: 11890: 41891: 51892: 31893: 21894: 61896: 41897: 41898: 21899: 11900: 41901: 131902: 81903: 121904: 71905: 61906: 381907: 71908: 101909: 261910: 191911: 191912: 191913: 221914: 251915: 181916: 291917: 491918: 581919: 391920: 151921: 661922: 421923: 781924: 2651925: 2641926: 1341927: 2771928: 1191929: 2101930: 1051931: 2731932: 1,1231933: 3001934: 7641935: 5201936: 3561937: 1881938: 1201939: 5691940: 4171941: 2651942: 2251943: 2511944: 3041945: 2621946: 4611947: 2341948: 2,1481949: 3291950: 6711951: 6771952: 8041953: 3301954: 4891955: 1,1031956: 9641957: 5211958: 4411959: 1891960: 1,1151961: 3531962: 6741963: 4401964: 2961965: 3861966: 5391967: 1,2721968: 5191969: 1,0931970: 3891971: 5521972: 1,3201973: 1,4061974: 9561975: 5921976: 3751977: 1,6901978: 5791979: 8911980: 4721981: 1,5391982: 8071983: 9431984: 7431985: 8291986: 7471987: 5961988: 1,1761989: 1,8941990: 2,4961991: 5321992: 1,0831993: 5611994: 6891995: 1,1381996: 1,3391997: 1,1521998: 2,6091999: 5332000: 1,1992001: 8022002: 7362003: 9352004: 8262005: 9882006: 1,5902007: 8302008: 8162009: 1,1952010: 9662011: 7342012: 8682013: 9492014: 5562015: 8972016: 1,2492017: 4832018: 4792019: 7672020: 6052021: 9802022: 1,2032023: 9842024: 4242025: 6992026: 1,5801793187018931911192819451962197919962013
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-11 in each year
YearRecords
17931
18103
18141
18221
18441
18452
18473
18491
18502
18543
18551
18583
18591
18602
18621
18631
18681
18701
18742
18771
18781
18792
18801
18815
18822
18831
18841
18852
18863
18884
18891
18904
18915
18923
18932
18946
18964
18974
18982
18991
19004
190113
19028
190312
19047
19056
190638
19077
190810
190926
191019
191119
191219
191322
191425
191518
191629
191749
191858
191939
192015
192166
192242
192378
1924265
1925264
1926134
1927277
1928119
1929210
1930105
1931273
19321,123
1933300
1934764
1935520
1936356
1937188
1938120
1939569
1940417
1941265
1942225
1943251
1944304
1945262
1946461
1947234
19482,148
1949329
1950671
1951677
1952804
1953330
1954489
19551,103
1956964
1957521
1958441
1959189
19601,115
1961353
1962674
1963440
1964296
1965386
1966539
19671,272
1968519
19691,093
1970389
1971552
19721,320
19731,406
1974956
1975592
1976375
19771,690
1978579
1979891
1980472
19811,539
1982807
1983943
1984743
1985829
1986747
1987596
19881,176
19891,894
19902,496
1991532
19921,083
1993561
1994689
19951,138
19961,339
19971,152
19982,609
1999533
20001,199
2001802
2002736
2003935
2004826
2005988
20061,590
2007830
2008816
20091,195
2010966
2011734
2012868
2013949
2014556
2015897
20161,249
2017483
2018479
2019767
2020605
2021980
20221,203
2023984
2024424
2025699
20261,580

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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).