Weather Records on 20 March 2007

1,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2007. Highest significance: Koolunga, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 2007

On 20 March 2007, 1,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
594 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Koolunga set a daily record precipitation of 59.4 mm (2.3 in) on 20 March 2007.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

1,053 stations

1,053 station records on 20 March 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Manoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Robertstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Whyalla (Nonowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown (Condowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Australia Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booborowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Germein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gulnare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Broughton (Wandearah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla (Broadview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding (Bundaleer Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burra (Worlds End)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spalding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birchip (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logrono-Agoncillo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews (Geralka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vitoria/Foronda	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monett 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burgos-Villafria	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwell 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoora (Barunga North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sattahip	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,053 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 280, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 314, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 20 March 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	280
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	314
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 20 March 2007 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 27, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

826 broken records

Margins by which the 826 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 915.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2007

Top 20 records on 20 March 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2007	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
20 March 2007	Brinkworth (Bungaree), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	112 years	78 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Brinkworth, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Gustavus, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Yacka, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	112 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Manoora, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	112 years	68 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	67 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Farrell Flat, AU	monthly rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	122 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Point Pass, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Robertstown, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Blyth, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2007	Whyalla (Nonowie), AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2007	Snowtown (Condowie), AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2007	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2007	Redhill, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2007	Australia Plains, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2007	Ruby Plains, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2007	Nonning, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2007	Red Rock, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	55 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2007. 2007 had 1,053 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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Data for records on 2007-03-20: 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 200	822
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1