Weather Records on 21 March 1942

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1942. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 1942

On 21 March 1942, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 325 daily.
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta) set a daily record precipitation of 62.7 mm (2.5 in) on 21 March 1942.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 21 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stroud Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Griffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Krambach (Bellevue)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Medowie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aijal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 21 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 21 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 325.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1942

Top 20 records on 21 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1942	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	59 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Covington, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	W Pt, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Stroud Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Griffin, US	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Monticello, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Greensboro, US	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Enterprise, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Anderson, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Calera, US	daily rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Marion 1 N, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Yates Hydro Plt, US	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Talbotton, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Concord, US	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Southern Pines 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1942	Faerder Fyr, NO	daily low min	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	9.3 C (16.7 F)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

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

1797 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1942. 1942 had 330 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	728
2014	640
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,615

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Data for records on 1942-03-21: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	268
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1