Weather Records on 20 March 1971

377 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1971. Highest significance: Montelimar, FR.

Key Facts for 20 March 1971

On 20 March 1971, 377 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 375 daily.
Montelimar set a daily record precipitation of 83.2 mm (3.3 in) on 20 March 1971.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 456 records.

Record Map

377 stations

377 station records on 20 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Praia Grande (Parana)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Indoe Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Araquem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newfane	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jaen (Instituto)	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

377 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 20 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	24
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 20 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

318 broken records

Margins by which the 318 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1971

Top 20 records on 20 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1971	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Woodstock, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Chaval, BR	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Praia Grande (Parana), BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Lambton, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	26 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Bulwater, ZA	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Bellows Falls, US	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Newport, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Coloso, PR	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Sulak, RU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1971	Lambton, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	36 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1971. 1971 had 377 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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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	288
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1