Weather Records on 20 March 1952

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1952. Highest significance: Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 1952

On 20 March 1952, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 573 daily.
Euabalong (Lachlan St) set a daily record precipitation of 85.9 mm (3.4 in) on 20 March 1952.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 20 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Natimuk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guaraciaba Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolagamy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Merimerriwa Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lonsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toulby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	160.0 cm (63.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walpeup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscarora Andrae Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Branch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wolseley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabooba Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 20 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 20 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 573.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1952

Top 20 records on 20 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1952	Euabalong (Lachlan St), AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1952	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	monthly rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Natimuk, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Acude Itabaiana, BR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Guaraciaba Do Norte, BR	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Arthur 4NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Bolagamy, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Roto (Merimerriwa Tank), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Lake Lonsdale, AU	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Sierraville Rs, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Williams, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1952	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	61 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

1808 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1952. 1952 had 589 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	489
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1