Weather Records on 31 March 1961

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1961. Highest significance: Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1961

On 31 March 1961, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 509 daily.
Ft Myers Page Fld AP set a daily record precipitation of 72.9 mm (2.9 in) on 31 March 1961.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 31 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa Wb AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mequatlingsnek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria de Santo Antao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Karina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spearman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendrikspan (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Belmonte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hammon 3 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tohatchi 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spearman	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 71, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 294, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 31 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	71
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	294
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 31 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

456 broken records

Margins by which the 456 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1961

Top 20 records on 31 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1961	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Laurel, US	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Arnett 3NE, US	all-time snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Supply 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Pampa Wb AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Concord, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Woodward, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Cordele, US	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Sidhi, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Mequatlingsnek, ZA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Miami, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Primrose Farm, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Perryton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Vitoria de Santo Antao, BR	all-time rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Shubuta, US	monthly rain	164.3 mm (6.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1961	Stratford, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	42 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 525 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1961-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	425
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1