Weather Records on 20 March 1921

93 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1921. Highest significance: Musgrave, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1921

On 20 March 1921, 93 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 82 daily.
Musgrave set a daily record precipitation of 109.5 mm (4.3 in) on 20 March 1921.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

93 stations

93 station records on 20 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island East End	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

93 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 20 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

71 broken records

Margins by which the 71 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 92.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1921

Top 20 records on 20 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1921	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1921	Escanaba, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1921	Englesberg Village, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1921	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	55 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Parry Sound, CA	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Fergana, UZ	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	2 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Coldwater, CA	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	London South, CA	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Lindsay, CA	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Adrian 2 NNE, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily rain	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Woodstock, CA	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	18 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1921	Brome, CA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	15 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1921. 1921 had 93 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 20	66
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1