Weather Records on 23 March 1971

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1971. Highest significance: Cradock, ZA.

Key Facts for 23 March 1971

On 23 March 1971, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
252 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 742 daily.
Cradock set a daily record precipitation of 42.5 mm (1.7 in) on 23 March 1971.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 23 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tihvin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gertruida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fossil Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doringkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan (Rodmell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Krielsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Kalk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartbeesfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girilambone (Ampol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doornplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Drieputs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 23 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 23 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 742.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

639 broken records

Margins by which the 639 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 788.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1971

Top 20 records on 23 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1971	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1971	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1971	Windsorton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Tihvin, RU	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Gertruida, ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Oatlands, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Fossil Downs, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Lorraine, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Doringkuil, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Schoongezicht, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1971	Lanquedoc, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 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

1796 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1971. 1971 had 758 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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Data for records on 1971-03-23: 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	623
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1