Weather Records on 24 March 1950

383 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1950. Highest significance: Jarpara, IN.

Key Facts for 24 March 1950

On 24 March 1950, 383 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 378 daily.
Jarpara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 24 March 1950.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

383 stations

383 station records on 24 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gop	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Korba	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Patu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nugent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ringarooma (Charles Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meycode Adandai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitemark	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ambagarh Chowki	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pundi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hickeys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Basudevpur (Eram)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Swansea (Kelvedon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donnacona	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berinag	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thulimbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cranbrook (Cranbrook House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mundau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

383 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 247, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 24 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	247
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 24 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 378.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

342 broken records

Margins by which the 342 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1950

Top 20 records on 24 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1950	Jarpara, IN	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1950	St John's, CA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Apslawn, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Langdon Exp Farm, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Guaraciaba Do Norte, BR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Gop, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Maria Island (Darlington), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Pine 2 S, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Korba, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Wingaroo, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Carson City, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Patu, BR	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	De Ruyter 4 N, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Nugent, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1950	Clifton Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	36 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 383 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	316
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1