Weather Records on 31 March 2020

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2020. Highest significance: Joseph, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2020

On 31 March 2020, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 514 daily.
Joseph set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 31 March 2020.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 31 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Leadore #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parker Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Two Ocean Plateau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston 12 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sylvan Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santiam Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Granite Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cozy Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Green Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werris Creek (Maneroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mores Creek Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Svetlograd	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lviv	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merklingen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gambona	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sliac	Slovakia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Island AWS	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ternopil	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chipley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Baker Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hurbanovo	Slovakia	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pilvo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.4 C (32.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ersov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chanthaburi	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.3 C (97.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nogliki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Puhi 1013	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mckenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frolovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zaragoza Aeropuerto	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa 2 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Satus Pass 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Auke Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 31 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 31 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

455 broken records

Margins by which the 455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 267.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2020

Top 20 records on 31 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2020	Joseph, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	100 years	74 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2020	Wallace, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2020	Tottenham Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Leadore #2, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Parker Peak, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Two Ocean Plateau, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Crater Lake Nps HQ, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Mill Creek Summit, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Livingston 12 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Sylvan Lake, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Plant City, US	daily high max	34.4 C (93.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Santiam Junction, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Poronajsk, RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Granite Creek, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Cozy Cove, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Willow Tree (Green Hills), AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2020	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	89 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 534 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

Download the Data

Data for records on 2020-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	445
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1