Weather Records on 24 March 1981

900 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 1981. Highest significance: Tussenbeide, ZA.

Key Facts for 24 March 1981

On 24 March 1981, 900 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 866 daily.
Tussenbeide set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 24 March 1981.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

900 stations

900 station records on 24 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tussenbeide	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gouna (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Martins	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Varzea da Ema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Uruoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dalian	China	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Steytlerville (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soledade (Ibiapinopolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tierhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.2 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Suassurana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mooredale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coutinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aiuaba (Bebedouro)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cypherfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wildeperdehoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Araripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Patamute	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Calvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

900 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 319, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 24 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	319
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 24 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 25, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

806 broken records

Margins by which the 806 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 1981

Top 20 records on 24 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 1981	Tussenbeide, ZA	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1981	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1981	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1981	Assuncao, BR	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1981	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1981	Lammerkraal, ZA	all-time rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 1981	Gouna (Bos), ZA	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Martins, BR	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Adolphskraal, ZA	all-time rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	88 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Buffelsklip, ZA	monthly rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Grootdam, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Varzea da Ema, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Manor Holme, ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Uruoca, BR	daily rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Itapage, BR	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Queenstown, ZA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1981	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	51 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

1794 to 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1981. 1981 had 900 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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 20	690
20 to 40	60
40 to 60	30
60 to 80	16
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	3