Weather Records on 1 March 2011

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 2011. Highest significance: Mornington Island, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 2011

On 1 March 2011, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
359 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 811 daily.
Mornington Island set an all-time record daily precipitation of 477.2 mm (18.8 in) on 1 March 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 1 March 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mornington Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	477.2 mm (18.8 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Watheroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Avery Rs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marina di Ginosa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gingin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kareeya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwood 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lacomb 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Satus Pass 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cunderdin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bealiba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barbourville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tottington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trout Creek Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 241, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 1 March 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	241
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 1 March 2011 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 53, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 2011

Top 20 records on 1 March 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2011	Mornington Island, AU	all-time rain	477.2 mm (18.8 in)	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	92 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 March 2011	Watheroo, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Pullman 2 NW, US	monthly snowfall	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Mundaring, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Avery Rs #2, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	36 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Holley, US	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Bickleton, US	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	54 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Marina di Ginosa, IT	monthly rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	Wishek, US	monthly snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2011	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Wattening, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Joplin, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Gingin, AU	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Kareeya, AU	daily rain	241.2 mm (9.5 in)	224.2 mm (8.8 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Norris, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Bonneville Dam, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Pullman 2 NW, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Silverton, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2011	Stayton, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	53 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2011. 2011 had 868 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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Data for records on 2011-03-01: 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	637
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1