Weather Records on 20 March 2000

894 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2000. Highest significance: Carthage, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 2000

On 20 March 2000, 894 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 885 daily.
Carthage set a daily record precipitation of 78.5 mm (3.1 in) on 20 March 2000.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

894 stations

894 station records on 20 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murrum Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Balla North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Burkesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northampton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wandina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Holly 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lure 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gateway 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

894 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 20 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 20 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 885.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

758 broken records

Margins by which the 758 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2000

Top 20 records on 20 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2000	Carthage, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	106 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2000	Stockinbingal General Store, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	69 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2000	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2000	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2000	Blackville 3 W, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2000	Creston 2 SW, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2000	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Gulgong Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Banner Elk, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Twin Peaks, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Murrum Station, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Marion, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Balla North, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Burkesville 2 W, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Moab, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000	Snowflake, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	50 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2000. 2000 had 894 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 2000-03-20: 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 2026-10-15 (15 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 100	743
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2