Weather Records on 19 March 1950

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1950. Highest significance: Molka (Lowana), AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1950

On 19 March 1950, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 599 daily.
Molka (Lowana) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 155.2 mm (6.1 in) on 19 March 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 19 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wattle Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Berrigan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Piree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gala Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wharparilla West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torrumbarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dargo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bamawm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Invergordon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Toolleen (Ryan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Baddaginnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moira Lower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Fork Mntc STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cotter River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 19 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 19 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 39, daily 599.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1950

Top 20 records on 19 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1950	Molka (Lowana), AU	all-time rain	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	71 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Wattle Vale, AU	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Corop, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Finley Post Office, AU	monthly rain	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Berrigan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1950	Wakool (Barratta), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Boxwood, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Gunning Rural Supplies, AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Piree, AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Yielima Post Office, AU	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Gala Vale, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Wunnamurra, AU	all-time rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Wharparilla West, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1950	Wilby, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	55 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1950. 1950 had 654 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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Data for records on 1950-03-19: 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	550
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1