Weather Records on 31 March 1924

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1924. Highest significance: Welshpool, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1924

On 31 March 1924, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 157 daily.
Welshpool set a daily record precipitation of 49.5 mm (1.9 in) on 31 March 1924.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 31 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.2 mm (0.13 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 31 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 31 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 157.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

137 broken records

Margins by which the 137 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1924

Top 20 records on 31 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1924	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1924	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1924	Halden, NO	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Grundy Ctr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Foster (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Warragul, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Ocala, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Jacksonville Wb City, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Syktyvkar, RU	monthly high min	2.7 C (36.9 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Chicoutimi, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Jokkmokk, SE	daily rain	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1924	Kon-Kolodez, RU	daily rain	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	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

1808 to 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1924. 1924 had 160 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	132
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2