Weather Records on 24 March 1937

336 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1937. Highest significance: Hot Springs, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1937

On 24 March 1937, 336 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 319 daily.
Hot Springs set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 March 1937.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

336 stations

336 station records on 24 March 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shimoga	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Balliguda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pottangi	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

336 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 24 March 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 24 March 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 730.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1937

Top 20 records on 24 March 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1937	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Fond du Lac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Shimoga, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Vermillion 2 SE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Kennebec, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Hartington, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Balliguda, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Fairmont, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	New Ulm 2 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Miller, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Independence, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1937	Highmore, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	34 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

1794 to 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1937. 1937 had 336 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	285
100 to 200	14
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1