Weather Records on 21 March 1952

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1952. Highest significance: Edgeley 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 1952

On 21 March 1952, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 672 daily.
Edgeley 3WNW set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 21 March 1952.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 21 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roto (Merimerriwa Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paika	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barringun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pacatuba (Pacatiba)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	251.5 cm (99.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goonahra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 187, Highest daily minimum 51, Lowest daily minimum 123, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 21 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	187
Highest daily minimum	51
Lowest daily minimum	123
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 21 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 16, daily 672.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

567 broken records

Margins by which the 567 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1952

Top 20 records on 21 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 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)
21 March 1952	Ohotsk, RU	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Maceio (Aeroporto), BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 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)
21 March 1952	Yantabulla Station, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Roto (Merimerriwa Tank), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Gudauri, GE	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Paika, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Nelson, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Clark, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Williams, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Burlington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Riva, IT	monthly high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Susanville 2SW, US	monthly low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 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

1797 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1952. 1952 had 689 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	547
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2