Weather Records on 20 March 1962

363 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1962. Highest significance: Osage City, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1962

On 20 March 1962, 363 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 359 daily.
Osage City set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 20 March 1962.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

363 stations

363 station records on 20 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland House	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chirelillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Groothoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.8 C (-1.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warriup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gnowangerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Etne	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	178.0 cm (70.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ufa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ghansore	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

363 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 20 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 20 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

323 broken records

Margins by which the 323 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1962

Top 20 records on 20 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1962	Osage City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Beloit, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Ottawa, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Lawrence, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Eldon, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Caplinger Mills, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Alton 1 W, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Lillooet, CA	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Bull Harbour, CA	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Cawker City, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Cumberland House, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Chirelillup, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Moana, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1962	Bulken, NO	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	59 years	38 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1962. 1962 had 363 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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Data for records on 1962-03-20: 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 100	306
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2