Weather Records on 23 March 1974

1,099 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1974. Highest significance: Paris Stp, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1974

On 23 March 1974, 1,099 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 558 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,080 daily.
Paris Stp set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 23 March 1974.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,099 stations

1,099 station records on 23 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bendigo Prison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Connorville (Lake River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chaval	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poco Das Trincheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itabatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caveside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liffey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peeramon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.2 mm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Scamander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conselheiro Paulino	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,099 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 285, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 131, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 23 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	285
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	131
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 23 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 17, daily 1,080.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

932 broken records

Margins by which the 932 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1974

Top 20 records on 23 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1974	Paris Stp, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1974	Ocala, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1974	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	130.5 mm (5.1 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Carlinville, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	77 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Kenmare, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Bendigo Prison, AU	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Connorville (Lake River), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Leeupoort, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Eldon, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Chaval, BR	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Crescent City, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Paris Stp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Haigler, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	St Louis Lambert Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Keith, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Poco Das Trincheiras, BR	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1974	Versailles, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	47 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1974. 1974 had 1,099 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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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	857
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2