Weather Records on 31 March 1972

427 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1972. Highest significance: Fort Vermilion Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 31 March 1972

On 31 March 1972, 427 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 419 daily.
Fort Vermilion Cda set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 31 March 1972.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

427 stations

427 station records on 31 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pouso Redondo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pompano Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isleworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bushnell 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Baldonnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waaihoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amity 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Santa Fe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Angliers	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Liverpool Big Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cibecue	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kismet Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seminole	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caruaru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

427 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 91, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 31 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	91
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 31 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 419.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1972

Top 20 records on 31 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1972	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1972	Fort Vermilion Cda, CA	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1972	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1972	Horton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1972	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1972	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Arcadia, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Titusville, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Post, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Leavenworth, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Daytona Beach Intl AP, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Pouso Redondo, BR	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Pompano Beach, US	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	122.5 mm (4.8 in)	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Isleworth, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Greenfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1972	Bushnell 1 E, US	monthly rain	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 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

1808 to 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1972. 1972 had 427 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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Data for records on 1972-03-31: 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 50	280
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1