Weather Records on 14 March 1944

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1944. Highest significance: Joliet, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1944

On 14 March 1944, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
206 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 673 daily.
Joliet set a monthly record daily precipitation of 79.8 mm (3.1 in) on 14 March 1944.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 14 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joliet	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khapari	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuguru(Venkitapu)	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akluj	India	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khairdatan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pinedale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bhainsdehi	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mottinger	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 14 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 14 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 32, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

589 broken records

Margins by which the 589 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1944

Top 20 records on 14 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1944	Joliet, US	monthly rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1944	Geneseo, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Walnut, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Silverton, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Stewart, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Ash Fork 6 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Marengo, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Stockport, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Khapari, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	La Harpe, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Nuguru(Venkitapu), IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Akluj, IN	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Morrison, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Stewart, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1944	Cascade, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	41 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

1810 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1944. 1944 had 705 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 50	565
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1