Weather Records on 21 March 2002

1,593 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2002. Highest significance: Melnichnoe, RU.

Key Facts for 21 March 2002

On 21 March 2002, 1,593 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
571 were record highs and 656 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,562 daily.
Melnichnoe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 27.1 mm (1.1 in) on 21 March 2002.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 476 records.

Record Map

1,593 stations

1,593 station records on 21 March 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melnichnoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Renningen-Ihinger Hof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Malkal	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart/Echterdingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temascalcingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silvituc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skq Dam	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cut Bank AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Schnarrenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiber Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,593 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 304, Lowest daily maximum 438, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 218, Heaviest daily rainfall 228, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 21 March 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	304
Lowest daily maximum	438
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	218
Heaviest daily rainfall	228
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 21 March 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 1,562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,384 broken records

Margins by which the 1,384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2002

Top 20 records on 21 March 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2002	Melnichnoe, RU	monthly rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	59 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2002	El Obeid, SD	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2002	En Nahud, SD	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2002	Midland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Renningen-Ihinger Hof, DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Port Sudan, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Malkal, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Regensburg, DE	monthly rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Denton, US	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Darrington Rs, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Tolt S Fk Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Valentine, US	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Choteau, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Gail, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Agate 3 E, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Central Michigan UNIV, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Ft Benton, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	103 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Midland, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2002	Stuttgart/Echterdingen, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	48 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 1,593 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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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 2026-10-13 (13 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 100	1,357
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1