Weather Records on 20 March 1949

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1949. Highest significance: Birdsville Police Station, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1949

On 20 March 1949, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 343 daily.
Birdsville Police Station set a daily record precipitation of 47.8 mm (1.9 in) on 20 March 1949.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 20 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goedemoed (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamui	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-24.7 C (-12.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Falls Village	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scarsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 139, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 20 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	139
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 20 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

303 broken records

Margins by which the 303 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1949

Top 20 records on 20 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1949	Birdsville Police Station, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1949	Goedemoed (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1949	Manor Holme, ZA	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1949	Bottineau, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1949	Lost River, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1949	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1949	Trenton 2, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Oranje, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Jamui, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Taunton, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	58 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	White Cliffs Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Riva, IT	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	61 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Storrs, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Quakertown, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1949	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	61 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

1808 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1949. 1949 had 352 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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Data for records on 1949-03-20: 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 2026-10-17 (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	292
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1