Weather Records on 31 March 1979

722 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1979. Highest significance: Long Lake 5 SW, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1979

On 31 March 1979, 722 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
324 were record highs and 112 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 693 daily.
Long Lake 5 SW set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 31 March 1979.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

722 stations

722 station records on 31 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Long Lake 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Auce	Latvia	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Davilla 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hagansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marathon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ruy Barbosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg Disposal Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cotton Valley 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gloster 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rodessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nix Store 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bochil	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo Taviche	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

722 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 31 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 31 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 29, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

566 broken records

Margins by which the 566 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1979

Top 20 records on 31 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1979	Long Lake 5 SW, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1979	Grayling, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1979	Auce, LV	monthly rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	19 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Philip AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Jewett, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Metten, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Cadillac, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Rusk, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily high min	22.0 C (71.6 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Rockville 1 NE, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Detour Village, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Davilla 2N, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Tuckerton 2 NE, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1979	Minersville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	61 years	35 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1979. 1979 had 722 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1979-03-31: 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 100	551
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1