Weather Records on 23 March 1961

361 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1961. Highest significance: Vik I Sogn III, NO.

Key Facts for 23 March 1961

On 23 March 1961, 361 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 351 daily.
Vik I Sogn III set a monthly record daily precipitation of 59.8 mm (2.4 in) on 23 March 1961.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

361 stations

361 station records on 23 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Verma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pablillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thalipilly	India	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chengannur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mosdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blyde (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Golden A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Caracara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

361 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 23 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 23 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 351.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1961

Top 20 records on 23 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1961	Vik I Sogn III, NO	monthly rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1961	Verma, NO	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1961	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1961	Pablillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Thalipilly, IN	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Kuna, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Yalta, UA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Orangeville, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1961	Pemberton, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1961	Chengannur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1961	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	61 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1961	Trenton, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1961	New Brunswick Exp STN, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1961	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1961	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 1961	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	29 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

1796 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1961. 1961 had 361 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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	267
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1