Weather Records on 20 March 1957

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1957. Highest significance: Vastervik, SE.

Key Facts for 20 March 1957

On 20 March 1957, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
94 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 513 daily.
Vastervik set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 20 March 1957.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 20 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carbla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbank 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guna	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hardua Marar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 9 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan 7 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo Ezbekiya	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.3 C (-26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trier	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 20 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 20 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 513.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 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 1957

Top 20 records on 20 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1957	Vastervik, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1957	Laguna, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Hooker, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Carbla Station, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Fairbank 1 S, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Perryton, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Zoetendals Vallei, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Guna, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Higgins Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Hardua Marar, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Vega 2NW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	134 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Bisbee, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1957	St Margaret's Bay, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1957. 1957 had 516 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	439
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1