Weather Records on 31 March 1952

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1952. Highest significance: Mt Ida 3 SE, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1952

On 31 March 1952, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 373 daily.
Mt Ida 3 SE set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 31 March 1952.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 31 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Verkykerskop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Itabaiana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Sabugi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza (Escola Regional)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	246.4 cm (97.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agua Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nylsvley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Benedito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 31 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 31 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1952

Top 20 records on 31 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1952	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Verkykerskop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Freiburg, DE	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Karlsruhe, DE	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Pitkin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Harlan, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Mill Bay, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Acude Itabaiana, BR	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Pte de Chassiron, FR	monthly rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1952	Sao Joao Do Sabugi, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1952	Fortaleza (Escola Regional), BR	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1952	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	246.4 cm (97.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1952	Tbilisi, GE	monthly high max	28.7 C (83.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 382 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 1952-03-31: 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 200	310
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1