Weather Records on 21 March 2019

649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2019. Highest significance: Moreton Telegraph Station, AU.

Key Facts for 21 March 2019

On 21 March 2019, 649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 622 daily.
Moreton Telegraph Station set a daily record precipitation of 140.0 mm (5.5 in) on 21 March 2019.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

649 stations

649 station records on 21 March 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jendouba	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shiptons Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sisian	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kairouan	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Gap	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annaba	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Connaught	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville Albemarle AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merchant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

649 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 81.

Records on 21 March 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	81

Records on 21 March 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 622.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

570 broken records

Margins by which the 570 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2019

Top 20 records on 21 March 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2019	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2019	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	66 years	68 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2019	Gettysburg, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Jendouba, TN	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Cottonwood 2 WSW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Hamilton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Shiptons Flat, AU	daily rain	193.4 mm (7.6 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Mtn View, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	monthly rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Lakefield National Park, AU	monthly rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Trident, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Wallowa, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Neola, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Sisian, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Sandakan, MY	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2019	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	70 years	48 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

1797 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2019. 2019 had 649 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,615

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	531
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1