Weather Records on 21 March 2020

445 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2020. Highest significance: Elizabethton, US.

Key Facts for 21 March 2020

On 21 March 2020, 445 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 442 daily.
Elizabethton set a daily record precipitation of 39.4 mm (1.6 in) on 21 March 2020.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

445 stations

445 station records on 21 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Raoul Isl/Kermadec	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caceres	Spain	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brady	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barter Island WSO AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nemuro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yajlju	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laurinburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union 8 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanjing	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dongtai	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chase City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hami	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Elat	Israel	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Speaks 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Douglas AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Turocak	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shelby	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Enka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sumoto	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	197.0 cm (77.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fedscreek 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Wtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Navarro Mills Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

445 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 21 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 21 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 442.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

357 broken records

Margins by which the 357 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 290.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2020

Top 20 records on 21 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2020	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Man, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	111 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Inhambane, MZ	daily low min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	San Gabriel Fire Dept, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Raoul Isl/Kermadec, NZ	daily low min	14.3 C (57.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Emporia 1 WNW, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Walhalla, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	122 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Lexington, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Caceres, ES	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Brady, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Barter Island WSO AP, US	daily high max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Adin Rs, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Stevensville 2SW, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Circle Hot Springs, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Banner Elk, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Chatham, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2020	Tifton, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	82 years	35 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2020. 2020 had 445 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 2026-10-14 (14 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 50	344
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1