Weather Records on 24 March 1940

1,504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1940. Highest significance: Plymouth Pwr Substn, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1940

On 24 March 1940, 1,504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 1,213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,486 daily.
Plymouth Pwr Substn set a daily record snowfall of 11.7 cm (4.6 in) on 24 March 1940.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,504 stations

1,504 station records on 24 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jagatsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vashon Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sathenapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Konda	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palmetto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,504 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 664, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 549, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 24 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	664
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	549
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 24 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 1,486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,297 broken records

Margins by which the 1,297 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 165.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1940

Top 20 records on 24 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1940	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Statesville 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Anna 4 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Knoxville AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Berhampur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	New Burnside, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Soro, IN	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Durham, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Cairo 3N, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1940	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1940	Carbondale Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1940	Plymouth Pwr Substn, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1940	Jagatsingpur, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1940	Johnsonville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1940	Atlin, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	15 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1940	Bic, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1940	Caroleen, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	30 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 1,504 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 25	1,250
25 to 50	18
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	7
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	5