Weather Records on 11 March 1957

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1957. Highest significance: Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR.

Key Facts for 11 March 1957

On 11 March 1957, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 515 daily.
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 11 March 1957.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 11 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saoner	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perseoni	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Inyoko	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bungunya School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eromanga - Webber St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatiacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Noondoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Salao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dwars-In-Die-Weg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derrylin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Christmas Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 82, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 83, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 329, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 11 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	82
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	83
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	329
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 515.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

445 broken records

Margins by which the 445 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1957

Top 20 records on 11 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1957	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	monthly rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Bhandara, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Kaallaagte, ZA	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Talent, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Quipolly Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Williams Bay, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Saoner, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Sakoli, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Ashland, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1957	Bearbung (Aller), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	37 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

1793 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 521 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	386
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1