Weather Records on 31 March 1975

1,032 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1975. Highest significance: Mount Narryer, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 1975

On 31 March 1975, 1,032 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 500 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 991 daily.
Mount Narryer set a monthly record daily precipitation of 112.0 mm (4.4 in) on 31 March 1975.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,032 stations

1,032 station records on 31 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prestwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wandina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tlachichuca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Giralia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meeberrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,032 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 273, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 265, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 31 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	273
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	265
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 31 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 35, daily 991.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1975

Top 20 records on 31 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1975	Mount Narryer, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1975	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Winderie, AU	monthly rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Exmouth Gulf, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Minilya, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Prestwood Station, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Cressy Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Oak City, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Wandina, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Kazan, RU	monthly high min	3.4 C (38.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Tallering, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Sodus 1W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Weston, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Minderoo, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Ningaloo, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1975	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	40 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1975. 1975 had 1,032 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 1975-03-31: 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	768
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1