Weather Records on 31 March 2014

631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2014. Highest significance: Ludlow 3 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2014

On 31 March 2014, 631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 70 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 589 daily.
Ludlow 3 SSE set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 31 March 2014.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

631 stations

631 station records on 31 March 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Belltower	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adams 7 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Thorhult	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Brandenberg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Terry	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medora	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fukui	Japan	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nye #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thief Rvr Falls 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle 13 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Massacre Rocks Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kzylzar	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

631 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 197, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 31 March 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	197
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 31 March 2014 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

562 broken records

Margins by which the 562 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2014

Top 20 records on 31 March 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2014	Ludlow 3 SSE, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Belltower, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Grand Forks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Adams 7 SSW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Adams 7 SSW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Ekalaka, US	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	105 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2014	Mizpah 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Thorhult, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Brandenberg, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Busby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Terry, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Spring Grove, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	115 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	84 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2014	New England, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	56 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2014. 2014 had 631 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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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	473
50 to 100	52
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1