Weather Records on 23 March 1991

1,264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1991. Highest significance: Montevideo 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1991

On 23 March 1991, 1,264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
622 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,210 daily.
Montevideo 1SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 23 March 1991.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

1,264 stations

1,264 station records on 23 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Vargem Bonita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Tract	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saxon 1WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis San Pedro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.2 C (88.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Romao (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vau da Lagoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Bay MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Horto Florestal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chaska	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeland 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpharetta 4 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Do Cuiete-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,264 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 382, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 459, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 23 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	382
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	459
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 23 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 48, daily 1,210.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,071 broken records

Margins by which the 1,071 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1991

Top 20 records on 23 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1991	Montevideo 1SW, US	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 March 1991	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	98 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1991	Fazenda Vargem Bonita, BR	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	66 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1991	Crossville Ed & Rsch STN, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1991	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1991	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1991	Jefferson, US	monthly rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Upper Tract, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Wakayama, JP	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Creston, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Saxon 1WSW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	San Luis San Pedro, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Pocahontas, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Cumberland, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	31.2 C (88.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1991	Sao Romao (Pcd), BR	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	6 years	46 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

1796 to 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1991. 1991 had 1,264 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 50	1,041
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2