Weather Records on 20 March 1947

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1947. Highest significance: Donors Hill Station, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1947

On 20 March 1947, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 293 daily.
Donors Hill Station set a daily record precipitation of 123.4 mm (4.9 in) on 20 March 1947.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 20 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaibasa	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bahraich	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kampur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Condeuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yukon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghatsila Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chandauli	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Faizabad	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Binka	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Misrikh	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerakat	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 170	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maharajganj	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1947

Top 20 records on 20 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1947	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1947	Jagnathpur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1947	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1947	Eustis 2 S, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1947	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1947	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Chaibasa, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho), BR	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Barra, BR	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Husum, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Manoharpur, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Palkot, IN	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Eutawville, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	50 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Morro Do Chapeu, BR	daily rain	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Newry, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1947	Jaguaruana, BR	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	23 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1947. 1947 had 299 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 50	249
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1