Weather Records on 3 March 1924

83 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1924. Highest significance: Algona, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1924

On 3 March 1924, 83 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 79 daily.
Algona set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 3 March 1924.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

83 stations

83 station records on 3 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herschel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Culpotaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Noorinbee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

83 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1924

Top 20 records on 3 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1924	Algona, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1924	Walsingham 1, ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1924	Grundy Ctr, US	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1924	Fayette, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Algona, US	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Herschel, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Durham, GB	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Independence, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Iowa Falls, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily low max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1924	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 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

1804 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1924. 1924 had 83 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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	65
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1