Weather Records on 21 March 1961

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1961. Highest significance: Zeekoevlei, ZA.

Key Facts for 21 March 1961

On 21 March 1961, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 264 daily.
Zeekoevlei set a daily record precipitation of 69.5 mm (2.7 in) on 21 March 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 21 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Koeifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oulton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalabasput	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoetvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah USDA Plt Gd	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Asheboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bongaon	India	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hopkins	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 21 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 21 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 264.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

231 broken records

Margins by which the 231 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1961

Top 20 records on 21 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1961	Zeekoevlei, ZA	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	all-time rain	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Koeifontein, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Oulton, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Bethany, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Acude Ipaguassu, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Waaipoort, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Huetamo, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Philadelphia, ZA	daily rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1961	Groothoek, ZA	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Kalabasput, ZA	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Norddal, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Vega 2NW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Dover, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Greensboro AP, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 1961	Zoetvlei, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 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

1797 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1961. 1961 had 268 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	728
2014	640
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,615

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	200
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1