Weather Records on 20 March 1923

275 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1923. Highest significance: Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1923

On 20 March 1923, 275 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 264 daily.
Nqamakwe (Tnk) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 20 March 1923.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

275 stations

275 station records on 20 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ledknapper Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Connersville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

275 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 27, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	27
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

237 broken records

Margins by which the 237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1397.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1923

Top 20 records on 20 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1923	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1923	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1923	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Athens, US	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Houston Wb City, US	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Beatrice, CA	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Biloxi, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	13.5 C (56.3 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Talbotton, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	26 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Bancroft, CA	daily low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Quebec, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	46 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Minnedosa, CA	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Surgut, RU	monthly rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1923	Montreal McGill, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	50 years	20 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1923. 1923 had 275 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 200	234
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1