Weather Records on 20 March 1961

332 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1961. Highest significance: Carnarvon (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 20 March 1961

On 20 March 1961, 332 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 328 daily.
Carnarvon (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 232.4 mm (9.1 in) on 20 March 1961.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

332 stations

332 station records on 20 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imphal (C.Hosp)	India	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gannakraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosita	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rondawel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kareedoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Council Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Piedad de Cabadas (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

332 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 20 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 20 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 328.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 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 1961

Top 20 records on 20 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1961	Carnarvon (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	232.4 mm (9.1 in)	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	23 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1961	Silchar, IN	daily rain	154.2 mm (6.1 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Wagenaarskraal, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Tezpur, IN	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Rietbron (Mun), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Imphal (C.Hosp), IN	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Gannakraal, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Springerville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Vega 2NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Chariton 1 E, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Wellington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Plains, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Loxton (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Huetamo, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Crosbyton, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Mosita, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1961	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	36 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 332 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	221
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	4