Weather Records on 24 March 1971

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1971. Highest significance: Wittebank, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 March 1971

On 24 March 1971, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 167 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 608 daily.
Wittebank set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 24 March 1971.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 459 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 24 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bernalillo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vinhedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Webster Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastrop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Laramie 11 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Highlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.3 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campestre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Watersmeet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 24 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 24 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 838.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1971

Top 20 records on 24 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1971	Wittebank, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Gladwin, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Kaallaagte, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Lowville, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Madrid, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Bernalillo, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Grauna, BR	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Reivilo, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Espanola, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Perdeberg (Sar), ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Saint Johns, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Bothithong"Bothitho(Pol)", ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Mana 1026, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Aracaju, BR	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1971	Vinhedo, BR	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 638 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 200	502
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1