Weather Records on 20 March 1942

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1942. Highest significance: Sibley, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1942

On 20 March 1942, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 323 daily.
Sibley set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 20 March 1942.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 20 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sibley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taylors Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balipara(Addibar) Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.8 C (-30.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.7 C (-3.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-25.7 C (-14.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 20 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 20 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1942

Top 20 records on 20 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1942	Sibley, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Taylors Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Orebro, SE	daily low min	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily low min	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	9.0 C (16.2 F)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Vanersborg, SE	daily low min	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	8.0 C (14.4 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Yandanooka, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Schreiber, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Jerusalem St. Anne, IL	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Salida, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1942	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Vanersborg, SE	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Balipara(Addibar) Sr, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Holbrook, US	daily low min	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Vilnius, LT	daily low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	10.4 C (18.7 F)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Norddal, NO	daily snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1942	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 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

1808 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1942. 1942 had 325 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 100	273
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1