Weather Records on 20 March 1982

1,189 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1982. Highest significance: Wishek, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 1982

On 20 March 1982, 1,189 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
501 were record highs and 128 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 58 monthly and 1,121 daily.
Wishek set a monthly record daily snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 20 March 1982.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

1,189 stations

1,189 station records on 20 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hettinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore 23 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shields	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alroy Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottertail	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carson	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itarana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Banka Banka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardin	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moffit 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Sa (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harding 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,189 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 230, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 81, Heaviest daily rainfall 322, Heaviest daily snowfall 156, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 20 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	230
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	81
Heaviest daily rainfall	322
Heaviest daily snowfall	156
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 20 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 58, daily 1,121.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

912 broken records

Margins by which the 912 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1982

Top 20 records on 20 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1982	Wishek, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	76 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1982	Ft Yates 4 SW, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1982	Ericson 8 WNW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1982	Staunton Wtp, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1982	Lima, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Forman 5 SSE, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	79 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Savage, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Dupree, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Belle Fourche, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Hettinger, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Mott, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Mandan Exp STN, US	all-time snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	4.9 cm (1.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Faith, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Highmore 23 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Victor 4 N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1982	Shields, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	49 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1982. 1982 had 1,189 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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	788
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	17
200 to 250	12
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1