Weather Records on 21 March 1962

548 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1962. Highest significance: Palmyra, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 1962

On 21 March 1962, 548 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 540 daily.
Palmyra set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 21 March 1962.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

548 stations

548 station records on 21 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hermann	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kodaikanal	India	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roberts 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tazewell 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pennington Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edina	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Labelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

548 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 21 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 21 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 540.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1962

Top 20 records on 21 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1962	Palmyra, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1962	Courtenay Puntledge Bchp, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Edina, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Rockwood, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Hermann, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Mexico, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Griggsville, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Monroe City, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Kodaikanal, IN	daily rain	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Stover, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Kingston, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Wardha, IN	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily snow depth	129.0 cm (50.8 in)	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Charleston, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1962	Troy, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 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

1797 to 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1962. 1962 had 548 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	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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Data for records on 1962-03-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	465
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2