Weather Records on 31 March 1971

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1971. Highest significance: Pullman 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1971

On 31 March 1971, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 489 daily.
Pullman 2 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 31 March 1971.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 31 March 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lorraine	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Malbon Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
H Sp A Exp STN 707	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cabanda Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamiota	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tuzigoot Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roseira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Werrina Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shottery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 126, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 31 March 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	126
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 31 March 1971 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 489.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

398 broken records

Margins by which the 398 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1971

Top 20 records on 31 March 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1971	Pullman 2 NW, US	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1971	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Lorraine, ZA	all-time rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Virden, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Fergana, UZ	monthly high min	13.8 C (56.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Deloraine, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Baddeck, CA	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Malbon Railway Station, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Cypherfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Canobie, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Biesjiesfontein, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	H Sp A Exp STN 707, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1971	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily low max	7.0 C (44.6 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1971	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	0 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

1808 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1971. 1971 had 516 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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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	380
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1