Weather Records on 20 March 1920

52 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1920. Highest significance: Uniondale (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1920

On 20 March 1920, 52 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
5 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 51 daily.
Uniondale (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 20 March 1920.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

52 stations

52 station records on 20 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

52 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.

Records on 20 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	2
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 51.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1920

Top 20 records on 20 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1920	Uniondale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1920	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1920	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1920	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1920	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1920	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1920	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1920	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Elatma, RU	daily rain	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Kirov, RU	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Oxford, GB	daily high max	18.1 C (64.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1920	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	22 years	18 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 52 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 10	29
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1