Weather Records on 20 March 1941

390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1941. Highest significance: Wirrega (Taunton), AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1941

On 20 March 1941, 390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 380 daily.
Wirrega (Taunton) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 20 March 1941.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

390 stations

390 station records on 20 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Allansford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy (Griffiths Island)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Barjarg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Charam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biscuit Flat (Woolmit)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penshurst (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khamaria	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Doon Garage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Fairy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tirrengower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyandra Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bierbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

390 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 316, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	316
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 7, daily 380.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

349 broken records

Margins by which the 349 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1941

Top 20 records on 20 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1941	Wirrega (Taunton), AU	all-time rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1941	Balmoral (Post Office), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Nelson, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Allansford, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Port Fairy (Griffiths Island), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Kybybolite Research Centre, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Harrow (Post Office), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Barjarg, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Branxholme, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Coffs Harbour, AU	daily rain	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Charam, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Tottenham (Moira Vale), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Edenhope (Post Office), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Moira Lower, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Merino (Glenorchy Estate), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1941	Casterton Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1941. 1941 had 390 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 20	284
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1