Weather Records on 1 March 1942

391 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1942. Highest significance: Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 1942

On 1 March 1942, 391 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 359 daily.
Pauls Valley 4 WSW set a daily record snowfall of 18.8 cm (7.4 in) on 1 March 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

391 stations

391 station records on 1 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quanah 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rolfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberly-de Beers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Durant	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Henrietta	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

391 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 1 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 1 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 25, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1942

Top 20 records on 1 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1942	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Weissenburg, DE	monthly snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Quanah 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Muvattupuzha, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	monthly snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Gainesville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Waverley, ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Frederick, US	all-time snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Dalhart Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Tulia 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Tulia 6 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Thalipilly, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	monthly snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Rolfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1942	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	34 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1942. 1942 had 391 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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	297
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	5