Weather Records on 31 March 1941

250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1941. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 31 March 1941

On 31 March 1941, 250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 243 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 29.2 mm (1.1 in) on 31 March 1941.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

250 stations

250 station records on 31 March 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sikraul	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

250 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 74, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 31 March 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	74
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 31 March 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

200 broken records

Margins by which the 200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1941

Top 20 records on 31 March 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1941	Armagh, GB	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1941	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1941	Holland Wtp, US	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1941	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1941	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1941	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Oakland, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Weston 2 SE, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Steveston, CA	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Kaslo, CA	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Galway, IE	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily low min	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	40 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Bella Coola, CA	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	18 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Coldwater, CA	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	53 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1941	Parker, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	38 years	20 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

1808 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1941. 1941 had 250 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1941-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	193
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1