Weather Records on 23 March 2000

1,162 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2000. Highest significance: Aspermont, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 2000

On 23 March 2000, 1,162 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
384 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,102 daily.
Aspermont set a monthly record daily precipitation of 153.7 mm (6.1 in) on 23 March 2000.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,162 stations

1,162 station records on 23 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aspermont	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Komisarivka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Garden City	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Seymour 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Big Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Orana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Forsan	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz-Litoral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dimmitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kemp	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colonial Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lipscomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartley 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winston	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson Rch	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaleer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,162 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 263, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 632, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 23 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	263
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	632
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 23 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 57, daily 1,102.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

990 broken records

Margins by which the 990 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 620.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2000

Top 20 records on 23 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2000	Aspermont, US	monthly rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
23 March 2000	Komisarivka, UA	all-time rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Spur, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Garden City, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Seymour 3NW, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Big Spring, US	monthly rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Colorado City, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	68 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Guthrie, US	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Northfield, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	86 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Greer, US	monthly rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Knapp 2 SW, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Rotan, US	monthly rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	10 years	60 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2000	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2000	Coolatai (Orana), AU	daily rain	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2000	Mt Hope, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2000	Ackerly 4SE, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2000	Borger, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	15 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2000	Forsan, US	all-time rain	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	57 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2000. 2000 had 1,162 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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Data for records on 2000-03-23: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	977
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1