Weather Records on 24 March 1941

258 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1941. Highest significance: Buena Vista 2S, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1941

On 24 March 1941, 258 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 253 daily.
Buena Vista 2S set a daily record snowfall of 22.6 cm (8.9 in) on 24 March 1941.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

258 stations

258 station records on 24 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koppa(Balgadi)	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo City Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

258 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 24 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 24 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

223 broken records

Margins by which the 223 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1941

Top 20 records on 24 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1941	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Clovis, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Bateman Rch, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Portales, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Canon City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Darlington, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Greenwood, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Wilton, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1941	Warragul, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1941	Sedan 7 NW, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1941	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1941	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1941	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1941	Telluride 4WNW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1941	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	42 years	31 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1941. 1941 had 258 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 50	195
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1