Weather Records on 31 March 1920

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1920. Highest significance: Melbourne Regional Office, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1920

On 31 March 1920, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 62 daily.
Melbourne Regional Office set a daily record high maximum temperature of 31.5 C (88.7 F) on 31 March 1920.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 31 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oakbank	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 13, Heaviest daily snowfall 9.

Records on 31 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	13
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 31 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 62.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

55 broken records

Margins by which the 55 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 49.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1920

Top 20 records on 31 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1920	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily high max	31.5 C (88.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Brinkley, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	18.6 C (65.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Milan, IT	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	60 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Falsterbo, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Stonecliffe, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Oakbank, CA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Oakbank, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Chita, RU	daily rain	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1920	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	13 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 65 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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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 31 March 1920
Margin	Records
0 to 10	46
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	3
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	1