Weather Records on 20 March 2010

1,264 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2010. Highest significance: Cedara, ZA.

Key Facts for 20 March 2010

On 20 March 2010, 1,264 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
618 were record highs and 172 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,201 daily.
Cedara set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.2 mm (5.6 in) on 20 March 2010.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

1,264 stations

1,264 station records on 20 March 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cedara	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kingfisher	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aurland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burbank	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spavinaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Irig Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Billings	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Floydada	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waldron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Downing	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lecompton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burns 5W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ash Grove 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent 5WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,264 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 290, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 190, Deepest snow cover 120.

Records on 20 March 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	290
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	190
Deepest snow cover	120

Records on 20 March 2010 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 1,201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,057 broken records

Margins by which the 1,057 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2010

Top 20 records on 20 March 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2010	Cedara, ZA	monthly rain	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2010	Kingfisher, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	111 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2010	Watonga, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2010	Ter Apel, NL	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2010	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	115 years	60 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2010	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	111 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Aurland, NO	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Bonner Springs, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Princeton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Espanola, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	El Dorado, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Elk, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Buffalo 2 SSW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Burbank, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Spavinaw, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Altus Irig Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2010	Hyannis, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	111 years	46 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2010. 2010 had 1,264 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 2026-10-17 (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 50	943
50 to 100	90
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1