Weather Records on 1 March 2020

494 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 2020. Highest significance: Myroodah, AU.

Key Facts for 1 March 2020

On 1 March 2020, 494 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 61 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 476 daily.
Myroodah set a daily record precipitation of 174.0 mm (6.9 in) on 1 March 2020.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

494 stations

494 station records on 1 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port San Juan	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Valley	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cuovddatmohkki	Norway	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Torshavn	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Surgut	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zugdidi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimbolton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nantes-Bouguenais	France	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troughton Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	39.2 C (102.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	200.0 cm (78.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fokstua	Norway	Record snow depth	121.0 cm (47.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beverley Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yining	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
A Coruna/Alvedro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lemland Nyhamn	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

494 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 1 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 1 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 13, daily 476.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

434 broken records

Margins by which the 434 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 546.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 2020

Top 20 records on 1 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2020	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 March 2020	Aliwal North, ZA	all-time rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	123 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2020	Kimberley Downs, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2020	Meda, AU	daily rain	183.0 mm (7.2 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2020	Camballin, AU	monthly rain	186.0 mm (7.3 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2020	Napier Downs, AU	daily rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	41 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2020	Hurbanovo, SK	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Udialla, AU	monthly rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	148.5 mm (5.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Port San Juan, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Paradise, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Swan Valley, US	monthly snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Minden, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Blanding, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Smith 6 N, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Tovdal, NO	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2020	Sugar City, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	39 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2020. 2020 had 494 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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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	427
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1