Weather Records on 31 March 2001

686 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2001. Highest significance: Northfield, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2001

On 31 March 2001, 686 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
200 were record highs and 225 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 649 daily.
Northfield set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 31 March 2001.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

686 stations

686 station records on 31 March 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Troupsburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake Stream	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weare	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galveston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

686 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 31 March 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 31 March 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

546 broken records

Margins by which the 546 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2001

Top 20 records on 31 March 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2001	Northfield, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2001	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	98 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2001	Lawrence, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2001	Indian Lake 2SW, US	all-time snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	75 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Cavendish, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Caribou WFO, US	daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Troupsburg 4 NE, US	monthly rain	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	E Wareham, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Middleboro, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Lajes Ab, PT	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Marlow, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Rochester, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	N Creek 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Corinna, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Eastport, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	111 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2001	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 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

1808 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2001. 2001 had 686 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2001-03-31: 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 2026-10-17 (17 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	466
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	27
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	6
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1