Weather Records on 14 March 1950

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1950. Highest significance: Carandotta Station, AU.

Key Facts for 14 March 1950

On 14 March 1950, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
14 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 368 daily.
Carandotta Station set a daily record precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 14 March 1950.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 14 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calton Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Golaghat	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eberys	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orangajuli	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cherrapunji/P.S.	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 176, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 14 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	176
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 14 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 368.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

283 broken records

Margins by which the 283 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1950

Top 20 records on 14 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1950	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Amersfoort (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Selwyn Wrc, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Calton Hills Station, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Jaffirband, IN	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Golaghat, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Armour, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Marion Downs, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Eberys, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Duchess Hotel, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1950	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily high max	32.8 C (91.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1950	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1950	Bower, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1950	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1950	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	31 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

1810 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1950. 1950 had 372 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	269
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1