Weather Records on 19 March 2020

821 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2020. Highest significance: Mancos 1SW, US.

Key Facts for 19 March 2020

On 19 March 2020, 821 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
433 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 795 daily.
Mancos 1SW set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 19 March 2020.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 450 records.

Record Map

821 stations

821 station records on 19 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Altay	China	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Adin Rs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Empalme Son.	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fuyun	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Volta Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cotulla la Salle Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Mills	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Pool Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darlag	China	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Penza	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdad	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lone Rock Tri Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

821 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 178, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 240, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 19 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	178
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	240
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 19 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 26, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 2020

Top 20 records on 19 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2020	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	115 years	73 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2020	Altay, CN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2020	Adin Rs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2020	Ft Ross, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	121 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	111 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Empalme Son., MX	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Crosho, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Fuyun, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Columbus, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Volta Ph, US	monthly rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Carson City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Everett, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	121 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	monthly high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	75 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Madison Dane Co Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Kotzebue AP, US	daily high min	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	120 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Nevada City, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Cedartown, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	St George, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Susanville 2SW, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2020	Vallecito Dam, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	41 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 821 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	638
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1