Weather Records on 14 March 1961

501 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1961. Highest significance: W Branch 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 1961

On 14 March 1961, 501 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
267 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 497 daily.
W Branch 3SE set a daily record snowfall of 21.1 cm (8.3 in) on 14 March 1961.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

501 stations

501 station records on 14 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.7 C (49.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winchendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maunabo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crateus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

501 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 193, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 14 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	193
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 14 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 497.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

416 broken records

Margins by which the 416 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 135.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1961

Top 20 records on 14 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1961	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Alagoa Nova (Laranjeiras), BR	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Montpelier, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Oxford, GB	daily high max	20.7 C (69.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.7 C (49.5 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Winchendon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	Riva, IT	daily high max	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	76 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1961	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Yellowstone Park Mammoth, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Iraucuba, BR	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	5.4 C (41.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Bamberg, DE	daily high min	8.7 C (47.7 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	67 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Maunabo, PR	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Cet Central England, GB	daily high max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	76 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1961	Cambridge Galt Moe, CA	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	62 years	31 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

1810 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1961. 1961 had 501 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	375
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1