Weather Records on 21 March 2001

1,342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2001. Highest significance: Quanbun Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 2001

On 21 March 2001, 1,342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
437 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 1,307 daily.
Quanbun Downs set a daily record precipitation of 132.6 mm (5.2 in) on 21 March 2001.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,342 stations

1,342 station records on 21 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barcelos	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roth Bei Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Braganca	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Toxaway 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tantanoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kalangadoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Extremo	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wornitz-Bottenweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gernsheim-Allmendfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Magill Secure Care C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wartook Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
West Hartford Nepp	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton Showgrounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Erfde	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Celo 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingera Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amarante	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,342 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 214, Lowest daily maximum 178, Highest daily minimum 223, Lowest daily minimum 202, Heaviest daily rainfall 457, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 21 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	214
Lowest daily maximum	178
Highest daily minimum	223
Lowest daily minimum	202
Heaviest daily rainfall	457
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 21 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 1,307.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,156 broken records

Margins by which the 1,156 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 390.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2001

Top 20 records on 21 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2001	Quanbun Downs, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2001	Millicent, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2001	Alfred, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2001	Southport 5 N, US	monthly rain	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2001	Worms, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2001	Barcelos, PT	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	120 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Mount Gambier Aero, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Roth Bei Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Braganca, PT	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Toms River, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Lake Toxaway 2 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Tantanoola, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Straubing, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Wilmington 7 N, US	monthly rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Willard 4 SW, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Kalangadoo, AU	daily rain	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Extremo, PT	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Banner Elk, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2001	Derby Aero, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	22 years	51 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2001. 2001 had 1,342 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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Data for records on 2001-03-21: 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 50	1,111
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1