Weather Records on 21 March 1950

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1950. Highest significance: Garhshankar, IN.

Key Facts for 21 March 1950

On 21 March 1950, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 392 daily.
Garhshankar set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 21 March 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 21 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manjhanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hofmeyer (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Phillaur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoma Intake 374	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Coree STN)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasantville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dasuya	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kawainui Lower 193	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natte Yallock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Experiment	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Onley 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 21 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 21 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 392.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 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

21 March 1950

Top 20 records on 21 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1950	Garhshankar, IN	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Manjhanpur, IN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Gumbardo, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Hofmeyer (Mun), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Phillaur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Kahoma Intake 374, US	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	90.1 mm (3.5 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Jerilderie (Coree STN), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Pleasantville 1 N, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Taipu, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Dasuya, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1950	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1950	State College, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	37 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1950	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1950	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1950	Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	32 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

1797 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1950. 1950 had 398 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	323
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1