Weather Records on 23 March 1951

337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1951. Highest significance: Bederkesa, DE.

Key Facts for 23 March 1951

On 23 March 1951, 337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 326 daily.
Bederkesa set a daily record precipitation of 26.1 mm (1.0 in) on 23 March 1951.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

337 stations

337 station records on 23 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartrandjes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record snow depth	116.0 cm (45.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record snow depth	185.0 cm (72.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	190.0 cm (74.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	132.0 cm (52.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Curaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

337 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 23 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 23 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1951

Top 20 records on 23 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1951	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Britt 3E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Cheboygan, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Wausau Record Herald, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Plymouth Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	monthly rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Santa Maria da Boa Vista, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Ubaira (Areia), BR	daily rain	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Sibley, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Mason City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Orangeville, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Soltau, DE	monthly rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1951	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	48 years	35 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1951. 1951 had 337 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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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	251
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1