Weather Records on 1 March 2001

1,081 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 2001. Highest significance: Tryon, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 2001

On 1 March 2001, 1,081 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 335 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 978 daily.
Tryon set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 1 March 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,081 stations

1,081 station records on 1 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Valmora	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Las Bayas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Mancornado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mellenbye	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wogarno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coorow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Jeronimito	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Ribera	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burnerbinmah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elota (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yongarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bocatoma Sufragio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Blas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ponferrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leola	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Teriberka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Gallo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
White Oak 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dime Box	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ruiz Cortinez	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hognestad	Norway	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Porto	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Penicuik	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth Bridge	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,081 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 427, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 1 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	427
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 1 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 98, daily 978.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

889 broken records

Margins by which the 889 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 2001

Top 20 records on 1 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2001	Tryon, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2001	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2001	Valmora, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	84 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2001	Braganca, PT	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Las Bayas, MX	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Burlington, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Iroquois, US	monthly snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Elliott, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Palo Mancornado, MX	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Mellenbye, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	94 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Wogarno, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Milbank 4 NW, US	monthly snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Coorow, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	San Blas, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Superior, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	82 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Pullagaroo, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	San Jeronimito, MX	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Scandia, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	San Antonio Sur, MX	monthly low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2001	Cuenca, ES	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2001. 2001 had 1,081 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 2001-03-01: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 March 2001
Margin	Records
0 to 100	875
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1