Weather Records on 20 March 1953

350 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1953. Highest significance: Vauxhall, CA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1953

On 20 March 1953, 350 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
116 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 342 daily.
Vauxhall set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 20 March 1953.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

350 stations

350 station records on 20 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Riksgransen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harmati	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Seco	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

350 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 20 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 20 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1953

Top 20 records on 20 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1953	Vauxhall, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Valier, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Nord-Rana, NO	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Babb 6 NE, US	monthly snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Lost River, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Lost River, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Riksgransen, SE	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Gibson Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1953	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1953	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily high min	14.1 C (57.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	82 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1953	Harmati, IN	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1953	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1953	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1953	Gray, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	33 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1953. 1953 had 350 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 25	242
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	5
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1