Weather Records on 31 March 1934

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1934. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1934

On 31 March 1934, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 178 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 31 March 1934.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 31 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis US Naval Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 31 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 31 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 178.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

160 broken records

Margins by which the 160 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1778.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1934

Top 20 records on 31 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1934	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1934	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Rockwell City, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Carlisle, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Barkerville, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Ephrata, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Reading Wb City, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1934	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Fallston, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Lowell, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Mason City, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Derby Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Norwalk, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Lebanon 3 W, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1934	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	12 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

1808 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1934. 1934 had 181 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 250	155
250 to 500	0
500 to 750	0
750 to 1000	2
1000 to 1250	1
1250 to 1500	1
1500 to 1750	0
1750 to 2000	1