Weather Records on 31 March 1987

2,256 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 1987. Highest significance: Scottsburg, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 1987

On 31 March 1987, 2,256 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 1,256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 2,187 daily.
Scottsburg set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 31 March 1987.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 31 March 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
La Rue	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kings Mills	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville McAlpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
West Buxton 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cynthiana	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,256 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 473, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 783, Heaviest daily rainfall 348, Heaviest daily snowfall 213, Deepest snow cover 243.

Records on 31 March 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	473
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	783
Heaviest daily rainfall	348
Heaviest daily snowfall	213
Deepest snow cover	243

Records on 31 March 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 68, daily 2,187.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,966 broken records

Margins by which the 1,966 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

31 March 1987

Top 20 records on 31 March 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1987	Scottsburg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	70 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	La Rue, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Aurora, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	W Pt, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Kings Mills, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Dover 1 W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Kings Mills, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 1987	Woodbury, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1987	Ashburnham, US	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1987	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1987	Brockton, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 1987	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	76 years	56 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1987. 1987 had 2,256 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 1987-03-31: 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	1,695
50 to 100	147
100 to 150	70
150 to 200	25
200 to 250	21
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	2