Weather Records on 11 March 1950

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1950. Highest significance: Westwood Store, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1950

On 11 March 1950, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 339 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 654 daily.
Westwood Store set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 11 March 1950.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 11 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parnass Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 217, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 179, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 11 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	217
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	179
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 11 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

561 broken records

Margins by which the 561 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1950

Top 20 records on 11 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1950	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Adelaide Park, AU	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Collaroy Station, AU	daily rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Homestead, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Nebo, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Leura, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Estherville 4E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Parnass Vale, AU	monthly rain	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1950	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	8 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

1793 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 671 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	507
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2