Weather Records on 20 March 1997

1,801 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 1997. Highest significance: Jesus del Monte, MX.

Key Facts for 20 March 1997

On 20 March 1997, 1,801 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,191 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 94 monthly and 1,705 daily.
Jesus del Monte set a daily record precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 20 March 1997.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

1,801 stations

1,801 station records on 20 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jesus del Monte	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Acambaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tecomates	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Autlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grayland	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nogal Oscuro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
John Day	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Echeverria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Totatiche	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palomas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Tolentino	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zapopan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,801 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 763, Lowest daily maximum 169, Highest daily minimum 428, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 20 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	763
Lowest daily maximum	169
Highest daily minimum	428
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 20 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 94, daily 1,705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,455 broken records

Margins by which the 1,455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 1997

Top 20 records on 20 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 1997	Jesus del Monte, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1997	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 1997	Acambaro, MX	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-, MX	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Tecomates, MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Autlan, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Deseret, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Alpena Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Grayland, US	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Nogal Oscuro, MX	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	La Moure, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	John Day, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Joseph, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Medina, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Riggins, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Echeverria, MX	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	52 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Manassa, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 1997	Oakley, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1997. 1997 had 1,801 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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Data for records on 1997-03-20: 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 200	1,434
200 to 400	14
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	1