Weather Records on 11 March 2020

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2020. Highest significance: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU.

Key Facts for 11 March 2020

On 11 March 2020, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
443 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 578 daily.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij set a daily record precipitation of 49.0 mm (1.9 in) on 11 March 2020.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 11 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kleiner Inselsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aue	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Theresa 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Lopatka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	292.7 mm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maricao Fish Hatchery	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perelyub	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luisenthal (Talsperre )	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El-Ton	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.9 C (71.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhambejty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kahl/Main	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.4 C (-53.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balashov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ersov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	28.1 C (82.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ostergarnsholm_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taipak	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Constitucion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrov Gaj	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapaevo	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kamishli	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Schmieritz-Weltwitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 11 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 11 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2020

Top 20 records on 11 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2020	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	124 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2020	Kleiner Inselsberg, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Hesston, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	94 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Aue, DE	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Theresa 4NW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Mys Lopatka, RU	monthly rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Urjupinsk, RU	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	292.7 mm (11.5 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Poretskoye, RU	daily high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	95 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Marienberg, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Tbilisi, GE	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Maricao Fish Hatchery, PR	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Gladstone Radar, AU	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Perelyub, RU	daily high max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	13.7 C (24.7 F)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Natural Brg, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Luisenthal (Talsperre ), DE	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Poltava, UA	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2020	Paradise, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 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

1793 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2020. 2020 had 605 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	523
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1