Weather Records on 20 March 1934

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1934. Highest significance: Welshpool, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1934

On 20 March 1934, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 240 daily.
Welshpool set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 20 March 1934.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 20 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Welshpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Radford	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lynchburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palitana	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bali	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Abu	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Palanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dholera	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Deesa	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Songadh	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bhim (Dawer)	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 240.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

186 broken records

Margins by which the 186 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1934

Top 20 records on 20 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1934	Welshpool, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1934	Danville 2 SE, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Sable Island, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Radford, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Lynchburg - Coop, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Johnsonville, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Clarksville, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	White River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Mahackala, RU	daily high min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Blacksburg, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Las Animas, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Titusville, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Sydney, CA	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	38 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Darlington, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	White River, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1934	Bhaunagar, IN	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1934. 1934 had 243 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 2026-10-17 (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	179
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1