Weather Records on 20 March 2002

1,698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2002. Highest significance: Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE.

Key Facts for 20 March 2002

On 20 March 2002, 1,698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
618 were record highs and 262 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 1,619 daily.
Heinersreuth-Vollhof set a daily record precipitation of 27.0 mm (1.1 in) on 20 March 2002.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

1,698 stations

1,698 station records on 20 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Thompson Falls Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mainhardt-Ziegelbronn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Frenchburg 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Gmund-Strassdorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cohagen	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lindbergh Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grainet-Rehberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cresson	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hagenbuchach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hollenstein (Kraftwerk)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Landshut	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saittarova_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,698 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 311, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 307, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 651, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 20 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	311
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	307
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	651
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 20 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 77, daily 1,619.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,448 broken records

Margins by which the 1,448 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2002

Top 20 records on 20 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2002	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Holter Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	97 years	71 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Cave Run Lake, US	monthly rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	69 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Metten, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Augusta, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	67 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Aldersbach-Kriestorf, DE	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Hardy, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Lindsay, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Thompson Falls Ph, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2002	Neustadt Am Kulm-Filchendorf, DE	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2002	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2002	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	daily snowfall	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2002	Oberviechtach, DE	monthly rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2002	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	monthly rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	46 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

1808 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2002. 2002 had 1,698 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,404
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1