Weather Records on 10 March 1981

1,178 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 March 1981. Highest significance: Den Helder-1, NL.

Key Facts for 10 March 1981

On 10 March 1981, 1,178 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
496 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 132 monthly and 1,046 daily.
Den Helder-1 set a daily record precipitation of 27.3 mm (1.1 in) on 10 March 1981.
Across 160 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,178 stations

1,178 station records on 10 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Celaya (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Langeoog	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hollum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nes (Ameland)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Norderney	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bramsche	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Paulowna	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Schagen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Konigsmoor	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St. Anna Parochie	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boxtel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dokkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Resplendor-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Den Oever	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poortugaal	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barendrecht	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beekbergen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Samaria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ezumazijl	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Dithmarschen Helse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.7 C (90.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barra Do Itapemirim (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zwieselberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Schellingwoude	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enderby	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Axel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,178 records

Records set or tied on 10 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 320, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 571, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 10 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	320
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	571
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 10 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 132, daily 1,046.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,070 broken records

Margins by which the 1,070 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 March 1981

Top 20 records on 10 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 March 1981	Den Helder-1, NL	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	121 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
10 March 1981	Hoorn, NL	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1981	Leeuwarden_1, NL	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1981	Celaya (Smn), MX	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1981	Brownsville, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
10 March 1981	Langeoog, DE	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Hoofddorp, NL	monthly rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Paulista, BR	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Bederkesa, DE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Hollum, NL	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Nes (Ameland), NL	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Norderney, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Borkum-Suderstrasse, DE	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Bramsche, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Anna Paulowna, NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Bergen (Nh), NL	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Brielle, NL	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Kornwerderzand, NL	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 March 1981	Schagen, NL	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	48 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

1807 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1981. 1981 had 1,178 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-10 in each year
Year	Records
1807	1
1809	1
1810	3
1834	1
1837	1
1845	1
1847	2
1849	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	1
1858	2
1860	4
1862	1
1866	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1877	2
1878	3
1880	3
1881	1
1882	4
1883	3
1884	1
1886	2
1888	2
1890	1
1891	3
1892	4
1894	10
1895	1
1896	2
1897	7
1898	1
1901	12
1902	4
1903	6
1904	13
1905	4
1906	26
1907	14
1908	14
1909	16
1910	14
1911	21
1912	53
1913	78
1914	29
1915	29
1916	33
1917	36
1918	73
1919	28
1920	22
1921	65
1922	58
1923	87
1924	236
1925	265
1926	122
1927	93
1928	107
1929	407
1930	96
1931	374
1932	1,857
1933	267
1934	479
1935	338
1936	406
1937	218
1938	142
1939	497
1940	367
1941	260
1942	233
1943	490
1944	646
1945	250
1946	274
1947	316
1948	1,943
1949	511
1950	500
1951	753
1952	478
1953	355
1954	573
1955	1,308
1956	633
1957	607
1958	490
1959	256
1960	834
1961	351
1962	765
1963	470
1964	934
1965	306
1966	588
1967	850
1968	557
1969	874
1970	341
1971	533
1972	1,382
1973	1,143
1974	1,376
1975	868
1976	488
1977	1,300
1978	877
1979	538
1980	491
1981	1,178
1982	858
1983	1,014
1984	1,397
1985	758
1986	1,041
1987	595
1988	830
1989	1,846
1990	1,333
1991	406
1992	1,063
1993	753
1994	1,496
1995	1,241
1996	1,978
1997	1,360
1998	1,957
1999	759
2000	1,609
2001	882
2002	850
2003	1,137
2004	942
2005	963
2006	1,625
2007	457
2008	792
2009	1,407
2010	1,287
2011	934
2012	785
2013	937
2014	988
2015	825
2016	1,781
2017	562
2018	410
2019	1,208
2020	753
2021	1,131
2022	1,486
2023	1,139
2024	489
2025	737
2026	1,485

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,057
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1