Weather Records on 11 March 1951

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1951. Highest significance: Fairfield, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 1951

On 11 March 1951, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 364 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 642 daily.
Fairfield set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 11 March 1951.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 11 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Port Alberni	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moa Island Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimuki 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Laurier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 197, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 11 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	197
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 11 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1951

Top 20 records on 11 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1951	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1951	Port Alberni, CA	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Keosauqua, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Moa Island Mission, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Belle Plaine, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Ames 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Marshalltown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Cowichan Bay Cherry Point, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Cumberland, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Sheldon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1951	Farmington 3NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	38 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

1793 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 677 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 100	525
100 to 200	31
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1