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| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Wb City | United States | Record daily precipitation | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| Port Arthur | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 14.5 cm (5.7 in) | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti Heath Point | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| Anticosti Heath Point | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 25.4 cm (10.0 in) | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| Port Arthur | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Karesuando | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | -3.5 C (25.7 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Sfax El-Maou | Tunisia | Record daily precipitation | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Guelph Oac | Canada | Record high minimum temperature | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fort National | Algeria | Record low maximum temperature | 3.0 C (37.4 F) | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| Algiers-Ville/Universite | Algeria | Record low minimum temperature | 4.0 C (39.2 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Nicosia | Cyprus | Record high minimum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| Algiers-Ville/Universite | Algeria | Record low maximum temperature | 12.0 C (53.6 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fort National | Algeria | Record low minimum temperature | -2.0 C (28.4 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Constantine | Algeria | Record low maximum temperature | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Tunis | Tunisia | Record low maximum temperature | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
15 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 0 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 4 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 2 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 4 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 2 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 1 |
| daily | 14 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
9 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 25 | 7 |
| 25 to 50 | 0 |
| 50 to 75 | 0 |
| 75 to 100 | 1 |
| 100 to 125 | 0 |
| 125 to 150 | 0 |
| 150 to 175 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
11 March 1920| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March 1920 | Columbia Wb City, US | daily rain | 49.5 mm (1.9 in) | 24.9 mm (1.0 in) | 21 years | 37 of 100 (Notable) |
| 11 March 1920 | Port Arthur, CA | daily snowfall | 14.5 cm (5.7 in) | 9.2 cm (3.6 in) | 20 years | 33 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Anticosti Heath Point, CA | daily rain | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 16.3 mm (0.6 in) | 4 years | 29 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Anticosti Heath Point, CA | daily snowfall | 25.4 cm (10.0 in) | 16.3 cm (6.4 in) | 4 years | 28 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Port Arthur, CA | daily rain | 14.5 mm (0.6 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) | 26 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Karesuando, SE | daily high min | -3.5 C (25.7 F) | 3.0 C (5.4 F) | 33 years | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Sfax El-Maou, TN | daily rain | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 1.8 mm (0.07 in) | 32 years | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Guelph Oac, CA | daily high min | 0.6 C (33.1 F) | 1.7 C (3.1 F) | 18 years | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Fort National, DZ | daily low max | 3.0 C (37.4 F) | 1.0 C (1.8 F) | 9 years | 7 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ | monthly low min (Tie) | 4.0 C (39.2 F) | tie | 25 years | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Nicosia, CY | daily high min (Tie) | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | tie | 27 years | 3 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZ | daily low max (Tie) | 12.0 C (53.6 F) | tie | 5 years | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Fort National, DZ | daily low min (Tie) | -2.0 C (28.4 F) | tie | 5 years | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Constantine, DZ | daily low max (Tie) | 7.0 C (44.6 F) | tie | 5 years | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| 11 March 1920 | Tunis, TN | daily low max (Tie) | 10.0 C (50.0 F) | tie | 5 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
1793 to 1920| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1810 | 3 |
| 1814 | 1 |
| 1822 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 |
| 1845 | 2 |
| 1847 | 3 |
| 1849 | 1 |
| 1850 | 2 |
| 1854 | 3 |
| 1855 | 1 |
| 1858 | 3 |
| 1859 | 1 |
| 1860 | 2 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1863 | 1 |
| 1868 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 |
| 1874 | 2 |
| 1877 | 1 |
| 1878 | 1 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 1 |
| 1881 | 5 |
| 1882 | 2 |
| 1883 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 |
| 1885 | 2 |
| 1886 | 3 |
| 1888 | 4 |
| 1889 | 1 |
| 1890 | 4 |
| 1891 | 5 |
| 1892 | 3 |
| 1893 | 2 |
| 1894 | 6 |
| 1896 | 4 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 1 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 13 |
| 1902 | 8 |
| 1903 | 12 |
| 1904 | 7 |
| 1905 | 6 |
| 1906 | 38 |
| 1907 | 7 |
| 1908 | 10 |
| 1909 | 26 |
| 1910 | 19 |
| 1911 | 19 |
| 1912 | 19 |
| 1913 | 22 |
| 1914 | 25 |
| 1915 | 18 |
| 1916 | 29 |
| 1917 | 49 |
| 1918 | 58 |
| 1919 | 39 |
| 1920 | 15 |
| 1921 | 66 |
| 1922 | 42 |
| 1923 | 78 |
| 1924 | 265 |
| 1925 | 264 |
| 1926 | 134 |
| 1927 | 277 |
| 1928 | 119 |
| 1929 | 210 |
| 1930 | 105 |
| 1931 | 273 |
| 1932 | 1,123 |
| 1933 | 300 |
| 1934 | 764 |
| 1935 | 520 |
| 1936 | 356 |
| 1937 | 188 |
| 1938 | 120 |
| 1939 | 569 |
| 1940 | 417 |
| 1941 | 265 |
| 1942 | 225 |
| 1943 | 251 |
| 1944 | 304 |
| 1945 | 262 |
| 1946 | 461 |
| 1947 | 234 |
| 1948 | 2,148 |
| 1949 | 329 |
| 1950 | 671 |
| 1951 | 677 |
| 1952 | 804 |
| 1953 | 330 |
| 1954 | 489 |
| 1955 | 1,103 |
| 1956 | 964 |
| 1957 | 521 |
| 1958 | 441 |
| 1959 | 189 |
| 1960 | 1,115 |
| 1961 | 353 |
| 1962 | 674 |
| 1963 | 440 |
| 1964 | 296 |
| 1965 | 386 |
| 1966 | 539 |
| 1967 | 1,272 |
| 1968 | 519 |
| 1969 | 1,093 |
| 1970 | 389 |
| 1971 | 552 |
| 1972 | 1,320 |
| 1973 | 1,406 |
| 1974 | 956 |
| 1975 | 592 |
| 1976 | 375 |
| 1977 | 1,690 |
| 1978 | 579 |
| 1979 | 891 |
| 1980 | 472 |
| 1981 | 1,539 |
| 1982 | 807 |
| 1983 | 943 |
| 1984 | 743 |
| 1985 | 829 |
| 1986 | 747 |
| 1987 | 596 |
| 1988 | 1,176 |
| 1989 | 1,894 |
| 1990 | 2,496 |
| 1991 | 532 |
| 1992 | 1,083 |
| 1993 | 561 |
| 1994 | 689 |
| 1995 | 1,138 |
| 1996 | 1,339 |
| 1997 | 1,152 |
| 1998 | 2,609 |
| 1999 | 533 |
| 2000 | 1,199 |
| 2001 | 802 |
| 2002 | 736 |
| 2003 | 935 |
| 2004 | 826 |
| 2005 | 988 |
| 2006 | 1,590 |
| 2007 | 830 |
| 2008 | 816 |
| 2009 | 1,195 |
| 2010 | 966 |
| 2011 | 734 |
| 2012 | 868 |
| 2013 | 949 |
| 2014 | 556 |
| 2015 | 897 |
| 2016 | 1,249 |
| 2017 | 483 |
| 2018 | 479 |
| 2019 | 767 |
| 2020 | 605 |
| 2021 | 980 |
| 2022 | 1,203 |
| 2023 | 984 |
| 2024 | 424 |
| 2025 | 699 |
| 2026 | 1,580 |
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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).