Weather Records on 20 March 1944

611 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1944. Highest significance: Chappells 2 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1944

On 20 March 1944, 611 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 594 daily.
Chappells 2 NNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 125.7 mm (4.9 in) on 20 March 1944.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

611 stations

611 station records on 20 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neuse 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

611 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 155, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 293, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 20 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	155
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	293
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 20 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 594.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

544 broken records

Margins by which the 544 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1944

Top 20 records on 20 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1944	Chappells 2 NNW, US	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1944	Salon, IN	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Storrs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Neuse 2 NE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Toccoa, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Smithfield, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Blair, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Newberry, US	monthly rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Trenton 2, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	77 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Greensboro, US	monthly rain	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Louisburg, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Dadahor, IN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Pelzer, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1944	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	68 years	37 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

1808 to 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1944. 1944 had 611 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 25	455
25 to 50	37
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	17
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	8
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1