Weather Records on 21 March 1954

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1954. Highest significance: Satara, IN.

Key Facts for 21 March 1954

On 21 March 1954, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 204 daily.
Satara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 21 March 1954.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 21 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Satara	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Koregaon	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medha	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rita de Cassia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmorey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rahuri	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karjat	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shrigonda	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nevasa	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilgi	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalvan	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parner	India	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akola	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washim	India	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junnar	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baramati	India	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Talegaon D-Dhera	India	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khed	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shaunavon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alandi	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dhond	India	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 21 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 21 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

174 broken records

Margins by which the 174 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1954

Top 20 records on 21 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1954	Satara, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1954	Koregaon, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1954	Medha, IN	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1954	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1954	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1954	Santa Rita de Cassia, BR	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1954	La Tuque, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	East Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	1 year	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Kilmorey, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Olekminsk, RU	daily high min	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Sao Jose Do Belmonte, BR	monthly rain	105.3 mm (4.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Teriberka, RU	daily high min	1.6 C (34.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Cape Race (Aut), CA	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Vardoe, NO	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1954	Rapelje, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	23 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

1797 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1954. 1954 had 211 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 25	154
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1