Weather Records on 14 March 1942

470 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1942. Highest significance: Napa State Hospital, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1942

On 14 March 1942, 470 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 155 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 446 daily.
Napa State Hospital set a daily record precipitation of 57.9 mm (2.3 in) on 14 March 1942.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

470 stations

470 station records on 14 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverspur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deerfield Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgan River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low maximum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

470 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 14 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 14 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1942

Top 20 records on 14 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1942	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Madison, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Mandurah Park, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Mount Barker, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Moana, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Wilbur, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Silverspur, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Elsfield, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Uccle, BE	daily high max	17.7 C (63.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Petaluma AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Ravensthorpe, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1942	Sandvig, DK	daily low min	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1942	Umea, SE	monthly low min	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1942	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly low max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1942	Corrigin, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 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

1810 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1942. 1942 had 470 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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 100	388
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1