Weather Records on 19 March 1957

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1957. Highest significance: Muktesar, IN.

Key Facts for 19 March 1957

On 19 March 1957, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
80 were record highs and 48 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 373 daily.
Muktesar set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 19 March 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 19 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muktesar	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jatusana	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kotarh	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur City	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Magnetawan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banjar(Saraj-Teh)	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-18.1 C (-0.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adaven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sonamarg &	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.8 C (94.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bay City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 19 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 19 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 373.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1957

Top 20 records on 19 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1957	Muktesar, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Jatusana, IN	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Kotarh, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Lakeside, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Ferozepur City, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Magnetawan, CA	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Banjar(Saraj-Teh), IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Snow Hill 4 N, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Atil, MX	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Jullundar, IN	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	65 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1957	Greenville, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	76 years	35 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

1808 to 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1957. 1957 had 379 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	306
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	3