Weather Records on 21 March 1981

676 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 1981. Highest significance: Limoeiro de Anadia, BR.

Key Facts for 21 March 1981

On 21 March 1981, 676 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
168 were record highs and 105 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 666 daily.
Limoeiro de Anadia set a daily record precipitation of 70.2 mm (2.8 in) on 21 March 1981.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

676 stations

676 station records on 21 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Alegria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatu (Sao Pedro)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moxoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipira (Camisao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jaguaruna-Jusante (on?A)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timbauba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lagoa Clara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dingle	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tadotsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Conselho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oorlogshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Silverdales	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.4 C (97.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

676 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 76, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 21 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	76
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 21 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 666.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 1981

Top 20 records on 21 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1981	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1981	Durham, GB	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
21 March 1981	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Fazenda Alegria, BR	monthly rain	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Mtn Home, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Schootefountain, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Itapage, BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Boras, SE	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Buxton, GB	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Aracatu (Sao Pedro), BR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Bakke, NO	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Moxoto, BR	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Uniao Dos Palmares, BR	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Ipira (Camisao), BR	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Ambrolauri, GE	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 1981	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	41 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

1797 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1981. 1981 had 676 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	511
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1