Weather Records on 23 March 1950

874 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1950. Highest significance: Brockville, CA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1950

On 23 March 1950, 874 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 855 daily.
Brockville set a daily record snowfall of 26.7 cm (10.5 in) on 23 March 1950.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

874 stations

874 station records on 23 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nainital	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yarram	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kilpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jagnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kowardha	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spot Pond	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kanas	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Werribee Research Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Padampur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

874 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 667, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 23 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	667
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 23 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 855.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 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

23 March 1950

Top 20 records on 23 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1950	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1950	Madhubani, IN	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1950	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1950	Madhipura, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Wickliffe, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Alberton Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Alipurduar, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Haverhill, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Mount Best (Upper Toora), AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Nainital, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Geneva Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1950	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	49 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

1796 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1950. 1950 had 874 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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Data for records on 1950-03-23: 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	742
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2