Weather Records on 24 March 2020

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2020. Highest significance: Torrevieja, ES.

Key Facts for 24 March 2020

On 24 March 2020, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 558 daily.
Torrevieja set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 24 March 2020.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 24 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Union Village Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gilman	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bug Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Edward Macdowell Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oksningoy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfoten II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helen	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biloxi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Independence 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record low maximum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smola - Moldstad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muscle Shoals AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carriel Sur Intl	Chile	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zamora	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Cristo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Intnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conklingville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low maximum temperature	31.5 C (88.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 24 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 24 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 17, daily 558.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

464 broken records

Margins by which the 464 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

24 March 2020

Top 20 records on 24 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2020	Torrevieja, ES	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 years	73 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2020	McKinley Park, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2020	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Woodstock, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	N Stratford, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Union Village Dam, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Gilmore Creek, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Gilman, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Bug Lake, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Bessaker, NO	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Dutch Harbor, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Edward Macdowell Lake, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Northville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Sugar Land, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Oksningoy, NO	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Troy, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	107 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2020	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	108 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

1794 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2020. 2020 had 575 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	435
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1