Weather Records on 20 March 1954

303 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1954. Highest significance: Qacu (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1954

On 20 March 1954, 303 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 27 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 299 daily.
Qacu (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 20 March 1954.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

303 stations

303 station records on 20 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Qacu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adamshoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Convamore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rouxville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage A Lac Kempt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mokhada	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

303 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 20 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 20 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 299.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1954

Top 20 records on 20 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1954	Qacu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Wolmada, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Wellwood, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Lincoln, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Oxnard, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Berlin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Barrage A Lac Kempt, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1954	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Kipawa Laniel, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Adamshoop, ZA	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Convamore, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Ventura, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Middletown 4 W, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Cavendish, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Rutland, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	White River Junction, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1954	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	60 years	30 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1954. 1954 had 303 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	227
20 to 40	31
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	3