Weather Records on 15 March 1931

122 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 March 1931. Highest significance: Angledool (Angledool Station), AU.

Key Facts for 15 March 1931

On 15 March 1931, 122 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 119 daily.
Angledool (Angledool Station) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 15 March 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

122 stations

122 station records on 15 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Nursery	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Redford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ramtek	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hondo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hindupur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.9 C (-25.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.7 C (-23.3 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bolaram	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	104.0 cm (40.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	153.0 cm (60.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record low maximum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bellary	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

122 records

Records set or tied on 15 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 15 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 15 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

104 broken records

Margins by which the 104 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 March 1931

Top 20 records on 15 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 March 1931	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1931	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1931	San Antonio Nursery, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1931	Alur, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 March 1931	Boerne, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Gamalally, AU	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	26 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Gubbi Sr, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Tbilisi, GE	daily high min	10.7 C (51.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	41 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Nariel Creek (Simpson), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Adavale Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Urawilkie, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Port Said, EG	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Basel Binningen, CH	daily low min	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Austin, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Szombathely, HU	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1931	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	51 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

1810 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1931. 1931 had 122 records.

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

Records on 03-15 in each year
Year	Records
1810	1
1813	1
1825	1
1826	1
1828	1
1835	1
1836	2
1839	1
1840	1
1845	3
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1854	1
1859	3
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1878	1
1882	3
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	3
1890	3
1891	5
1892	6
1893	5
1894	1
1895	4
1896	5
1898	3
1899	5
1900	12
1901	11
1902	14
1903	9
1904	6
1905	14
1906	36
1907	16
1908	43
1909	13
1910	23
1911	27
1912	51
1913	79
1914	32
1915	11
1916	34
1917	36
1918	81
1919	40
1920	43
1921	140
1922	39
1923	134
1924	145
1925	72
1926	169
1927	332
1928	193
1929	267
1930	240
1931	122
1932	610
1933	167
1934	298
1935	617
1936	298
1937	711
1938	505
1939	336
1940	340
1941	259
1942	399
1943	639
1944	622
1945	895
1946	915
1947	374
1948	198
1949	409
1950	249
1951	334
1952	358
1953	298
1954	340
1955	419
1956	534
1957	485
1958	431
1959	348
1960	972
1961	430
1962	585
1963	297
1964	411
1965	174
1966	893
1967	831
1968	545
1969	933
1970	541
1971	772
1972	814
1973	1,074
1974	439
1975	713
1976	220
1977	787
1978	566
1979	997
1980	503
1981	799
1982	997
1983	844
1984	638
1985	519
1986	771
1987	687
1988	1,599
1989	1,221
1990	2,255
1991	852
1992	1,131
1993	3,353
1994	1,405
1995	1,372
1996	706
1997	1,500
1998	847
1999	1,269
2000	458
2001	930
2002	1,317
2003	1,157
2004	1,046
2005	1,099
2006	688
2007	1,420
2008	903
2009	744
2010	675
2011	730
2012	2,297
2013	1,486
2014	397
2015	1,573
2016	948
2017	1,497
2018	538
2019	861
2020	1,128
2021	916
2022	491
2023	768
2024	1,401
2025	1,162
2026	877

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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 25	92
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2