Weather Records on 11 March 1971

552 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 1971. Highest significance: Blinman, AU.

Key Facts for 11 March 1971

On 11 March 1971, 552 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 537 daily.
Blinman set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 11 March 1971.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

552 stations

552 station records on 11 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morkalla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Murnpeowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paringa (Beardy Park Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gadgarra Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.7 mm (11.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leaghur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.3 mm (11.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouyen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.2 mm (9.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nappa Merrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.4 mm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Danbulla Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.5 mm (9.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beauchamp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elrose Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nyah (Yarraby Tank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annuello	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culgoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pyramid Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Exu (Novo Exu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

552 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 11 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 11 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

494 broken records

Margins by which the 494 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 1971

Top 20 records on 11 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 1971	Blinman, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1971	Gladfield Hopefield Estate, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 1971	Olary, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Morkalla North, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Marree (Murnpeowie), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Calivil, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Paringa (Beardy Park Farm), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Gadgarra Forest Reserve, AU	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	239.8 mm (9.4 in)	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	295.7 mm (11.6 in)	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Leaghur, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Harvey Station, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	daily rain	287.3 mm (11.3 in)	239.0 mm (9.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Canary Island South, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	299.7 mm (11.8 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 1971	Hambledon Mill Csr, AU	daily rain	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	25 years	44 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

1793 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1971. 1971 had 552 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 100	466
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1