Weather Records on 23 March 1943

286 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1943. Highest significance: Quatsino, CA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1943

On 23 March 1943, 286 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 279 daily.
Quatsino set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 23 March 1943.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

286 stations

286 station records on 23 March 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Danger Point - Vrt.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	228.0 cm (89.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moran India	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Perinthalamanna	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palayankottai	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirnur Nam	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cidra 1 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rawsonville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viralimalai	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sholavandan	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

286 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 99, Heaviest daily rainfall 105, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 23 March 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	99
Heaviest daily rainfall	105
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 23 March 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 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

23 March 1943

Top 20 records on 23 March 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1943	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Danger Point - Vrt., ZA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Malmesbury, ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1943	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Kadayanallur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Caledon (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Margherita, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily high max	37.8 C (100.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Ironwood, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Camden 3 W, US	daily low max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	228.0 cm (89.8 in)	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1943	Ambasamudram, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	25 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

1796 to 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1943. 1943 had 286 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	242
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1