Weather Records on 23 March 2019

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2019. Highest significance: Gettysburg, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 2019

On 23 March 2019, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
304 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 522 daily.
Gettysburg set a daily record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 23 March 2019.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 23 March 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Madoi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree 15 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selby	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melville 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colebrook 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neola	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mummulgum (Bingeebeebra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.5 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Helena AP ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yallambie (Mount Auban)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oschatz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Climax	United States	Record snow depth	193.0 cm (76.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 23 March 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 23 March 2019 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2019

Top 20 records on 23 March 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2019	Gettysburg, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2019	Tribune 1W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2019	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2019	Madoi, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Leoti, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	116 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Changchun, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Wallowa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Baggs, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Mudanjiang, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Perpignan, FR	daily high max	26.3 C (79.3 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	N Stratford, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	125 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Newport, US	daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	17.6 cm (6.9 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Ennis, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Dupree 15 SSE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2019	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	104 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

1796 to 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2019. 2019 had 525 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 March 2019
Margin	Records
0 to 100	422
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2