Weather Records on 20 March 2019

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2019. Highest significance: Steele 4N, US.

Key Facts for 20 March 2019

On 20 March 2019, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
323 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 495 daily.
Steele 4N set a daily record snow depth of 83.8 cm (33.0 in) on 20 March 2019.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 20 March 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Elaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yellanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.0 mm (11.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Olive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Svijagino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alberton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 20 March 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 20 March 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 33, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2019

Top 20 records on 20 March 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2019	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2019	Goldendale, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2019	Elaroo, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Potlatch 3 NNE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Yellanup, AU	monthly rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	85 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Cottonwood 2 WSW, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Forks 1 E, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Trident, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Wallowa, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Dupree 15 SSE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Ketchikan AP, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Mud Mtn Dam, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Selby, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Aberdeen, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2019	Kent, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	47 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2019. 2019 had 530 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 100	407
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1