Weather Records on 21 March 2000

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2000. Highest significance: Ghanzi, BW.

Key Facts for 21 March 2000

On 21 March 2000, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 772 daily.
Ghanzi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 158.0 mm (6.2 in) on 21 March 2000.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 21 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ghanzi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lees Ferry	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplyne	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wupatki Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pavlograd	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Buriti Do Prata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisemans Ferry (Old Po)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallops Is Nasa Test Facility	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Porter Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Animas 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fence Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunset Crater Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sedalia 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Rouchel School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grants AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 21 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 21 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2000

Top 20 records on 21 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2000	Ghanzi, BW	monthly rain	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	77 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2000	Jemez Springs, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2000	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Lees Ferry, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Chaplyne, UA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Jemez Springs, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Fence Lake, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Grants AP, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Quambone (Sandy Camp), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, US	monthly rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Del Norte 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Volnovakha, UA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Grants AP, US	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Conway, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Wupatki Nm, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Monte Vista 2W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2000	Pavlograd, UA	monthly rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	61 years	47 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

1797 to 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2000. 2000 had 802 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,614

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	625
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1