Weather Records on 19 March 1951

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1951. Highest significance: Margate Collins St, AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 1951

On 19 March 1951, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 316 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 709 daily.
Margate Collins St set a daily record precipitation of 172.7 mm (6.8 in) on 19 March 1951.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 19 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Manly Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caboonbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beau Maison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Manchester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maleny Tamarind St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.3 mm (8.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cotton West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.3 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carina Hill Crescent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuraby Beenleigh Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buderim Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merlwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 19 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 19 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1951

Top 20 records on 19 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1951	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1951	Enoggera Reservoir, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1951	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1951	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 1951	Manly Railway Station, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Spring Hill, US	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Caboonbah, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	10 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	10 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Winter, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Amcor - Petrie Mill, AU	daily rain	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Brisbane Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Indooroopilly Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Gold Creek Reservoir, AU	daily rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1951	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20 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

1808 to 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1951. 1951 had 722 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 1951-03-19: 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 100	574
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1