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Weather Records on 10 March 1940

367 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1940. Highest significance: Anand, IN.

Key Facts for 10 March 1940

  • On 10 March 1940, 367 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 39 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 337 daily.
  • Anand set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 10 March 1940.
  • Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

367 stations
Weather records on 10 March 1940 367 station records on 10 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
367 station records on 10 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 10 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
AnandIndiaRecord daily precipitation51.3 mm (2.0 in)58 of 100 (Notable)
PakalaIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
GopIndiaRecord daily precipitation35.6 mm (1.4 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
ManikpurIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
ManatuIndiaRecord daily precipitation56.6 mm (2.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
PhulbaniIndiaRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
UdayagiriIndiaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Rajpipla(Nandod)IndiaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
ChatraIndiaRecord daily precipitation34.3 mm (1.4 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
MachilipatnamIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
BonthIndiaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
BarmerIndiaRecord daily precipitation34.5 mm (1.4 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
ChasIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.6 mm (1.5 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
KapadvanjIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
TadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation52.1 mm (2.1 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
PalkotIndiaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BorsadIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.8 mm (1.4 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PankiIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
AuraiyaIndiaRecord daily precipitation41.7 mm (1.6 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
SarajevoBosnia and HerzegovinaRecord low minimum temperature-14.9 C (5.2 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Tg JiuRomaniaRecord low minimum temperature-16.2 C (2.8 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
AltentreptowGermanyRecord snow depth23.0 cm (9.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
NorddalNorwayRecord snow depth72.0 cm (28.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Camp CrookUnited StatesRecord snow depth15.2 cm (6.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez CityPuerto Rico [United States]Record high minimum temperature21.7 C (71.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
PithapuramIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
GunturIndiaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
AurangabadIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
KhurdaIndiaRecord daily precipitation59.4 mm (2.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
CaguasPuerto Rico [United States]Record high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 EPuerto Rico [United States]Record high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
BarambaIndiaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
KizljarRussiaRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ManginapudiIndiaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MalkangiriIndiaRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
New EnglandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
LunawadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VijayawadaIndiaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TamarIndiaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NowgongIndiaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BanswaraIndiaRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TenaliIndiaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OngoleIndiaRecord daily precipitation17.5 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KherwaraIndiaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BhimavaramIndiaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PardiIndiaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Iklera(Aklera)IndiaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VenukondaIndiaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
NarsaraopetIndiaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AtmakurIndiaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
IndoreIndiaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BaliIndiaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BijanagarIndiaRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AddankiIndiaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
RatlamIndiaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChechatIndiaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MandalIndiaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
GunaIndiaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BadausaIndiaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KavaliIndiaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

367 records
Records on 10 March 1940 by type Records set or tied on 10 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 11. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 27Lowest daily minimum: 13Heaviest daily rainfall: 290Heaviest daily snowfall: 11Deepest snow cover: 11Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 10 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 27, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 11.
Records on 10 March 1940 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum27
Lowest daily minimum13
Heaviest daily rainfall290
Heaviest daily snowfall11
Deepest snow cover11
Records on 10 March 1940 by timescale Records on 10 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 337. 0100200300400all-time: 0monthly: 30daily: 337all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 10 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 337.
Records on 10 March 1940 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly30
daily337

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 March 1940 Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003004000 to 25: 31125 to 50: 1450 to 75: 175 to 100: 1100 to 125: 2125 to 150: 1150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 10 March 1940
MarginRecords
0 to 25311
25 to 5014
50 to 751
75 to 1001
100 to 1252
125 to 1501
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1940
Top 20 records on 10 March 1940 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
10 March 1940Anand, INmonthly rain51.3 mm (2.0 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)28 years58 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Pakala, INdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)39 years50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Gop, INdaily rain35.6 mm (1.4 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)39 years46 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Manikpur, INdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)33 years45 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Manatu, INmonthly rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)12 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Phulbani, INdaily rain49.0 mm (1.9 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)9 years42 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Udayagiri, INdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)33.5 mm (1.3 in)14 years41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Rajpipla(Nandod), INmonthly rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)28 years41 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Chatra, INdaily rain34.3 mm (1.4 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)13 years39 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Machilipatnam, INdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)30.2 mm (1.2 in)14 years38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Bonth, INdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)37.6 mm (1.5 in)25 years38 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Barmer, INmonthly rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)28 years37 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Chas, INdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)20 years36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Kapadvanj, INmonthly rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)36 years36 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Tada, INmonthly rain52.1 mm (2.1 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 years35 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1940Palkot, INdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)33 years33 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1940Borsad, INmonthly rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)28 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1940Panki, INdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)4 years31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1940Auraiya, INmonthly rain41.7 mm (1.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)33 years31 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 1940Sarajevo, BAdaily low min-14.9 C (5.2 F)8.6 C (15.5 F)25 years30 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

1807 to 1940
Records on 03-10 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1940. 1940 had 367 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001807: 11809: 11810: 31834: 11837: 11845: 11847: 21849: 11850: 11854: 11855: 11858: 21860: 41862: 11866: 21871: 21873: 11874: 31877: 21878: 31880: 31881: 11882: 41883: 31884: 11886: 21888: 21890: 11891: 31892: 41894: 101895: 11896: 21897: 71898: 11901: 121902: 41903: 61904: 131905: 41906: 261907: 141908: 141909: 161910: 141911: 211912: 531913: 781914: 291915: 291916: 331917: 361918: 731919: 281920: 221921: 651922: 581923: 871924: 2361925: 2651926: 1221927: 931928: 1071929: 4071930: 961931: 3741932: 1,8571933: 2671934: 4791935: 3381936: 4061937: 2181938: 1421939: 4971940: 3671941: 2601942: 2331943: 4901944: 6461945: 2501946: 2741947: 3161948: 1,9431949: 5111950: 5001951: 7531952: 4781953: 3551954: 5731955: 1,3081956: 6331957: 6071958: 4901959: 2561960: 8341961: 3511962: 7651963: 4701964: 9341965: 3061966: 5881967: 8501968: 5571969: 8741970: 3411971: 5331972: 1,3821973: 1,1431974: 1,3761975: 8681976: 4881977: 1,3001978: 8771979: 5381980: 4911981: 1,1781982: 8581983: 1,0141984: 1,3971985: 7581986: 1,0411987: 5951988: 8301989: 1,8461990: 1,3331991: 4061992: 1,0631993: 7531994: 1,4961995: 1,2411996: 1,9781997: 1,3601998: 1,9571999: 7592000: 1,6092001: 8822002: 8502003: 1,1372004: 9422005: 9632006: 1,6252007: 4572008: 7922009: 1,4072010: 1,2872011: 9342012: 7852013: 9372014: 9882015: 8252016: 1,7812017: 5622018: 4102019: 1,2082020: 7532021: 1,1312022: 1,4862023: 1,1392024: 4892025: 7372026: 1,4851807187418981917193419511968198520022019
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1940. 1940 had 367 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-10 in each year
YearRecords
18071
18091
18103
18341
18371
18451
18472
18491
18501
18541
18551
18582
18604
18621
18662
18712
18731
18743
18772
18783
18803
18811
18824
18833
18841
18862
18882
18901
18913
18924
189410
18951
18962
18977
18981
190112
19024
19036
190413
19054
190626
190714
190814
190916
191014
191121
191253
191378
191429
191529
191633
191736
191873
191928
192022
192165
192258
192387
1924236
1925265
1926122
192793
1928107
1929407
193096
1931374
19321,857
1933267
1934479
1935338
1936406
1937218
1938142
1939497
1940367
1941260
1942233
1943490
1944646
1945250
1946274
1947316
19481,943
1949511
1950500
1951753
1952478
1953355
1954573
19551,308
1956633
1957607
1958490
1959256
1960834
1961351
1962765
1963470
1964934
1965306
1966588
1967850
1968557
1969874
1970341
1971533
19721,382
19731,143
19741,376
1975868
1976488
19771,300
1978877
1979538
1980491
19811,178
1982858
19831,014
19841,397
1985758
19861,041
1987595
1988830
19891,846
19901,333
1991406
19921,063
1993753
19941,496
19951,241
19961,978
19971,360
19981,957
1999759
20001,609
2001882
2002850
20031,137
2004942
2005963
20061,625
2007457
2008792
20091,407
20101,287
2011934
2012785
2013937
2014988
2015825
20161,781
2017562
2018410
20191,208
2020753
20211,131
20221,486
20231,139
2024489
2025737
20261,485

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).