Weather Records on 19 March 1937

302 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1937. Highest significance: Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1937

On 19 March 1937, 302 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 291 daily.
Southport Ridgeway Ave set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 19 March 1937.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

302 stations

302 station records on 19 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aloograda	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palacode	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tindivanam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Seymour (Overton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Channapatana	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwood Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kumaloa Ditch	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yandina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sulur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silvan State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thorpdale State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mulbagal	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	182.0 cm (71.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kempton (Oakmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanrhysdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

302 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 19 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 19 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

269 broken records

Margins by which the 269 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1937

Top 20 records on 19 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1937	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Aloograda, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Palacode, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Tindivanam, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Hayes Center 1NW, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Mount Seymour (Overton), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Geneve Observatoire, CH	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Laramie, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Elwood 8 S, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Janwada, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Lexington, US	monthly rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	41 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Channapatana, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Krishnagiri, IN	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1937	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1937	Narracan East (Lynnsmere), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1937	Warburton, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 1937	Mana 1026, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	32 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1937. 1937 had 302 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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 100	265
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1