Weather Records on 31 March 1984

532 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1984. Highest significance: Burlington, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1984

On 31 March 1984, 532 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 516 daily.
Burlington set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 31 March 1984.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

532 stations

532 station records on 31 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagles Mere	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carangola	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riacho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galdinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beregovo	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helvecia (Efbm)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turquoise Bonanza Ck	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shakawe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Ruyter 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Foraker	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Rio Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitesville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Changsha	China	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mirassol	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Khust	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemung	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chacon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rodovia Anchieta-Cota 400	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

532 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 31 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 31 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 1984

Top 20 records on 31 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1984	Burlington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1984	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1984	Jordan, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Medicine Lodge, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Assarai-Montante, BR	daily rain	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Galena, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Eagles Mere, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Elkhart, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Carangola, BR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Kresgeville 2 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Republic, US	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Riacho, BR	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Galdinopolis, BR	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Beregovo, UA	monthly rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Eagle, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1984	Helvecia (Efbm), BR	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	38 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1984. 1984 had 532 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 1984-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	350
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1