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Weather Records on 24 March 1920

53 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1920. Highest significance: Halifax, CA.

Key Facts for 24 March 1920

  • On 24 March 1920, 53 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 47 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 46 daily.
  • Halifax set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 24 March 1920.
  • Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

53 stations
Weather records on 24 March 1920 53 station records on 24 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
53 station records on 24 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HalifaxCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
FerganaUzbekistanRecord daily precipitation22.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose FactoryCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature19.4 C (66.9 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord high maximum temperature8.1 C (46.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord high maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HamiltonCanadaRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord high maximum temperature7.5 C (45.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord high maximum temperature9.5 C (49.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry SoundCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
OttawaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.9 C (66.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
GardinerUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill CoopUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
GrenfellCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph OacCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
StorrsUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
QuebecCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
LucknowCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature14.0 C (57.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa CdaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
BurlingtonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

53 records
Records on 24 March 1920 by type Records set or tied on 24 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 25Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 22Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 24 March 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum25
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum22
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 March 1920 by timescale Records on 24 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 46. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 7daily: 46all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 46.
Records on 24 March 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly7
daily46

How Much Records Were Beaten By

44 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1920 Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 2: 232 to 4: 184 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 44 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 March 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 223
2 to 418
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1920
Top 20 records on 24 March 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 March 1920Halifax, CAdaily high max20.0 C (68.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)17 years26 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Sydney, CAmonthly high max18.3 C (64.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)7 years24 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Fergana, UZmonthly rain22.6 mm (0.9 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Milwaukee Wb City, USdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Alton, CAdaily high min5.6 C (42.1 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Moose Factory, CAmonthly high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)15 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Haliburton A, CAmonthly high min8.9 C (48.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Chatham, CAmonthly high max19.4 C (66.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)7 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Cairns Post Office, AUdaily low min18.9 C (66.0 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Durham, GBdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Barrie, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)24 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Stratford, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Buffalo, USdaily high min10.6 C (51.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Montreal McGill, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)17 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Charlottetown, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920St. Petersburg, RUdaily high max8.1 C (46.6 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Kingston Queens U, CAdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)10 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Alton, CAdaily high max16.1 C (61.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)18 years13 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1920Hamilton, CAdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)13 years13 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

1794 to 1920
Records on 03-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 53 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11834: 11836: 11837: 11847: 11850: 21853: 11854: 11857: 11858: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11865: 31866: 11867: 11868: 11869: 21870: 11871: 31872: 11873: 21874: 21876: 11877: 31879: 21882: 21883: 21884: 21885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 31892: 11893: 21894: 41895: 201896: 101897: 71898: 61899: 51900: 61901: 51902: 111903: 331904: 81905: 131906: 241907: 311908: 201909: 251910: 401911: 41912: 231913: 831914: 361915: 241916: 291917: 271918: 201919: 221920: 531921: 411922: 311923: 941924: 651925: 761926: 3281927: 1291928: 2771929: 5541930: 821931: 1021932: 2401933: 2061934: 7311935: 2191936: 3461937: 3361938: 4491939: 5541940: 1,5041941: 2581942: 1761943: 2101944: 3671945: 6991946: 2121947: 3941948: 3211949: 3241950: 3831951: 3731952: 7791953: 9551954: 4891955: 1,2271956: 6071957: 5331958: 4401959: 1711960: 8551961: 3591962: 3431963: 4991964: 1,0941965: 1,9941966: 6331967: 8931968: 1,2171969: 1,0571970: 2191971: 6381972: 4661973: 7281974: 1,6671975: 9261976: 4481977: 4541978: 5081979: 1,0581980: 5061981: 9001982: 5591983: 1,1181984: 4871985: 4181986: 9871987: 9621988: 1,1651989: 1,0721990: 1,5371991: 9191992: 7601993: 1,2101994: 1,3791995: 1,2871996: 8731997: 7791998: 1,2221999: 5222000: 7802001: 9212002: 5982003: 6932004: 1,3382005: 8642006: 1,1622007: 1,9632008: 1,3682009: 9202010: 6472011: 8882012: 1,6312013: 1,6702014: 9482015: 5972016: 7372017: 6512018: 8172019: 3612020: 5752021: 1,0182022: 8812023: 1,5382024: 8202025: 1,2072026: 2,0041794186918901908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 53 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-24 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18341
18361
18371
18471
18502
18531
18541
18571
18581
18592
18621
18631
18653
18661
18671
18681
18692
18701
18713
18721
18732
18742
18761
18773
18792
18822
18832
18842
18851
18864
18871
18883
18891
18903
18921
18932
18944
189520
189610
18977
18986
18995
19006
19015
190211
190333
19048
190513
190624
190731
190820
190925
191040
19114
191223
191383
191436
191524
191629
191727
191820
191922
192053
192141
192231
192394
192465
192576
1926328
1927129
1928277
1929554
193082
1931102
1932240
1933206
1934731
1935219
1936346
1937336
1938449
1939554
19401,504
1941258
1942176
1943210
1944367
1945699
1946212
1947394
1948321
1949324
1950383
1951373
1952779
1953955
1954489
19551,227
1956607
1957533
1958440
1959171
1960855
1961359
1962343
1963499
19641,094
19651,994
1966633
1967893
19681,217
19691,057
1970219
1971638
1972466
1973728
19741,667
1975926
1976448
1977454
1978508
19791,058
1980506
1981900
1982559
19831,118
1984487
1985418
1986987
1987962
19881,165
19891,072
19901,537
1991919
1992760
19931,210
19941,379
19951,287
1996873
1997779
19981,222
1999522
2000780
2001921
2002598
2003693
20041,338
2005864
20061,162
20071,963
20081,368
2009920
2010647
2011888
20121,631
20131,670
2014948
2015597
2016737
2017651
2018817
2019361
2020575
20211,018
2022881
20231,538
2024820
20251,207
20262,004

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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).