Weather Records on 14 March 1940

393 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1940. Highest significance: Mt Sterling, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1940

On 14 March 1940, 393 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 166 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 387 daily.
Mt Sterling set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 14 March 1940.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

393 stations

393 station records on 14 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grove City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ringtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Namakkal	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	142.2 cm (56.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

393 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 14 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 14 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1940

Top 20 records on 14 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1940	Mt Sterling, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1940	Muenster, DE	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Roermond, NL	monthly rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Norwich, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Braunschweig (T.H.), DE	monthly rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Kleve, DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1940	Brome, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Washington, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Bancroft, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	De Bilt, NL	monthly rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1940	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	55 years	29 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

1810 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1940. 1940 had 393 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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 200	310
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	5
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1