Weather Records on 20 March 1925

121 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1925. Highest significance: Rapid City Forrest, CA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1925

On 20 March 1925, 121 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 115 daily.
Rapid City Forrest set an all-time record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 20 March 1925.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

121 stations

121 station records on 20 March 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Narraport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Smithfield (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dumosa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Laen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ninyeunook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Crowlands (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

121 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 20 March 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 20 March 1925 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 115.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

102 broken records

Margins by which the 102 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1925

Top 20 records on 20 March 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1925	Rapid City Forrest, CA	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Minnedosa, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	9 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Minnedosa, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	9 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	11 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Norddal, NO	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Steynsburg, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	22 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily low min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Narraport, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Smithfield (Mun), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1925	Ida, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	21 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 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1925. 1925 had 121 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	94
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1