Weather Records on 19 March 1961

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 1961. Highest significance: Springerville, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 1961

On 19 March 1961, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 345 daily.
Springerville set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 19 March 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 19 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gavilan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Obar	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muleshoe #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Largo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Hidalgo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 19 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 19 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

305 broken records

Margins by which the 305 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 1961

Top 20 records on 19 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 1961	Springerville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Pasighat, IN	monthly rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Beaver, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Ignacio 1 N, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Quilimane, ZA	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Carnarvon, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Los Alamos, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Canyon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Panhandle, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Pampa Wb AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Gavilan, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Blikana, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Miami, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Tahoka, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Powell River, CA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Mosita, ZA	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 1961	Durango, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1961. 1961 had 360 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	275
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1