Weather Records on 24 March 1974

1,667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1974. Highest significance: Greencastle 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 1974

On 24 March 1974, 1,667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 1,160 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,654 daily.
Greencastle 1 W set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 24 March 1974.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

1,667 stations

1,667 station records on 24 March 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Patos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carnaubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cockle Creek (Pasminco Metals)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dom Mauricio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Decorah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cook STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,667 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 462, Highest daily minimum 77, Lowest daily minimum 698, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 167, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 24 March 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	462
Highest daily minimum	77
Lowest daily minimum	698
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	167
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 24 March 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 1,654.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,455 broken records

Margins by which the 1,455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1974

Top 20 records on 24 March 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1974	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1974	Greenville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Moxoto, BR	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Nhill, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Troy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Shoals 8 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Winchester Airport 3 E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	La Rue, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Pleasant Hill, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Emerson, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	De Soto, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Millersburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Paoli, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1974	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	77 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

1794 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 1,667 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 25	1,270
25 to 50	78
50 to 75	56
75 to 100	27
100 to 125	12
125 to 150	7
150 to 175	4
175 to 200	1