Weather Records on 21 March 1924

96 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1924. Highest significance: Camden 3 W, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 1924

On 21 March 1924, 96 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
3 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 96 daily.
Camden 3 W set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 21 March 1924.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

96 stations

96 station records on 21 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zanesville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.8 C (-43.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Runnymede Spottsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emmitsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eudunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

96 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1924 by type: Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 37, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 21 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	3
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	37
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 21 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 96.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1924

Top 20 records on 21 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1924	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1924	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1924	Society Hill 6 S, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1924	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1924	Millsboro, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Columbia, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Washington, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Dale Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Washington, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Concordia ASOS, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Easton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Zanesville Wwtp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Lake Rowan (Bungeet), AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Louisburg, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Mauzy, US	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1924	Lusk 2 SW, US	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	30 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

1797 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1924. 1924 had 96 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	60
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	4