Weather Records on 21 March 1935

675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1935. Highest significance: Naracoorte, AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 1935

On 21 March 1935, 675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 669 daily.
Naracoorte set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 21 March 1935.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

675 stations

675 station records on 21 March 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poolaijelo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McIntyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine (Tulse Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puralka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tintinara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cobden (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Condah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greylingstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Awini 182.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

675 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 188, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 366, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 March 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	188
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	366
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 March 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 669.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

603 broken records

Margins by which the 603 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1935

Top 20 records on 21 March 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1935	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Naracoorte Cave Range, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Hoyleton, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Riverton, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Poolaijelo, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Subiaco, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Hamilton, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Mount McIntyre, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Merino, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Yatchaw (Amaroo), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Casterton Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Snowtown, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1935	Frances, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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

1797 to 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1935. 1935 had 675 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	567
20 to 40	29
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1