Weather Records on 14 March 2002

1,087 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 March 2002. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 14 March 2002

On 14 March 2002, 1,087 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
716 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,057 daily.
Buffalo set a daily record snowfall of 19.8 cm (7.8 in) on 14 March 2002.
Across 156 earlier years (1810 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,087 stations

1,087 station records on 14 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kaycee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Minneota	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Back Bay Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Double Four Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Couderay 7 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dull Ctr 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Youyang	China	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle 8 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sybille Rsch Unit	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.1 C (15.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madang W.O.	Papua New Guinea	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,087 records

Records set or tied on 14 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 487, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 229, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 14 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	487
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	229
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 14 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 1,057.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 March 2002

Top 20 records on 14 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 March 2002	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	101 years	73 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Agate 3 E, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	71 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Douglas 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	68 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Milan 1NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	De Smet, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Kaycee, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2002	Minneota, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Martin, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Iroquois, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Back Bay Wr, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Medicine Bow, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Elatma, RU	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Collegeville St John's, US	daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	monthly high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2002	Rushville, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	50 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

1810 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1810 to 2002. 2002 had 1,087 records.

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

Records on 03-14 in each year
Year	Records
1810	2
1817	1
1827	1
1828	1
1845	4
1846	2
1847	1
1848	1
1850	1
1852	2
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	4
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	4
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	3
1900	1
1901	5
1902	3
1903	16
1904	9
1905	16
1906	24
1907	16
1908	16
1909	4
1910	29
1911	67
1912	14
1913	109
1914	37
1915	14
1916	17
1917	147
1918	244
1919	21
1920	30
1921	66
1922	79
1923	50
1924	169
1925	140
1926	448
1927	224
1928	156
1929	310
1930	170
1931	258
1932	440
1933	383
1934	227
1935	498
1936	178
1937	427
1938	317
1939	267
1940	393
1941	296
1942	470
1943	414
1944	705
1945	590
1946	893
1947	368
1948	319
1949	302
1950	372
1951	524
1952	345
1953	416
1954	598
1955	288
1956	820
1957	873
1958	514
1959	211
1960	968
1961	501
1962	633
1963	332
1964	322
1965	235
1966	436
1967	914
1968	645
1969	742
1970	489
1971	658
1972	763
1973	1,537
1974	378
1975	1,073
1976	291
1977	827
1978	669
1979	668
1980	780
1981	1,068
1982	860
1983	803
1984	1,060
1985	580
1986	580
1987	631
1988	1,098
1989	1,468
1990	2,475
1991	844
1992	1,109
1993	4,380
1994	1,207
1995	1,436
1996	615
1997	1,490
1998	627
1999	1,187
2000	558
2001	745
2002	1,087
2003	1,534
2004	678
2005	980
2006	1,179
2007	1,565
2008	845
2009	971
2010	691
2011	888
2012	1,565
2013	1,014
2014	892
2015	1,224
2016	911
2017	1,179
2018	646
2019	1,219
2020	934
2021	1,037
2022	507
2023	700
2024	938
2025	1,386
2026	793

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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 2026-10-16 (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 50	797
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1