Weather Records on 14 March 1981

1,068 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 1981. Highest significance: Warburton, AU.

Key Facts for 14 March 1981

On 14 March 1981, 1,068 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
470 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 1,048 daily.
Warburton set a daily record precipitation of 86.8 mm (3.4 in) on 14 March 1981.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,068 stations

1,068 station records on 14 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Labertouche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Colebrook (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lagoa da Canoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waddamana Field Study Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Caiada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Northumbria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Do Doutor	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	164.0 cm (64.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Powelltown Dnre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sento SE	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boquilla Numero Uno	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho (Bowsden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon River (Hermitage)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-43.2 C (-45.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Valley (Glenrowan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Childress Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	120.0 cm (47.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Neerim South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,068 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 309, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 14 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	309
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 14 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 1,048.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 1981

Top 20 records on 14 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 1981	Warburton, AU	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1981	Bothwell (Franklin Street), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1981	Labertouche, AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1981	Colebrook (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1981	Lagoa da Canoa, BR	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 1981	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Bothwell (Cluny), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Garfield, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Waddamana Field Study Centre, AU	daily rain	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Serra Caiada, BR	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Montrose, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Jericho (Northumbria), AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Apsley (Parki), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Loch, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Jindivick North, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Serra Do Doutor, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	164.0 cm (64.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	79 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 1981	Powelltown Dnre, AU	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	44 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

1810 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 1981. 1981 had 1,068 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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	920
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1