Weather Records on 23 March 1931

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1931. Highest significance: Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 23 March 1931

On 23 March 1931, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
34 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 258 daily.
Burpengary Ulmann Rd set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 23 March 1931.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 501 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 23 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burpengary Ulmann Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portarlington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drouin Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Landsborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmwoods Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crohamhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Sugor	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1931

Top 20 records on 23 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1931	Burpengary Ulmann Rd, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Portarlington, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Drouin Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Eutawville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Ringwood 2, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1931	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1931	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1931	Dandenong Post Office, AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1931	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1931	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low max	16.9 C (62.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1931	Fergus Falls, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1931	Landsborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1931	Arad, RO	monthly rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	6 years	28 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

1796 to 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1931. 1931 had 267 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	205
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1