Weather Records on 31 March 2021

949 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2021. Highest significance: Savannah 6 SW, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2021

On 31 March 2021, 949 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
710 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 255 monthly and 694 daily.
Savannah 6 SW set a daily record precipitation of 148.8 mm (5.9 in) on 31 March 2021.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

949 stations

949 station records on 31 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sitiawan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chongqing	China	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Partoun	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martin U of T Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswalder Oie	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salalah	Oman	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Branch Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norris	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alencon-Valframbert	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hilgenroth	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullheim	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
A Coruna	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Essen-Bredeney	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uelzen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monteagle	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

949 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 499, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 127, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 31 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	499
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	127
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 31 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 255, daily 694.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2021

Top 20 records on 31 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2021	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2021	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Schwerin, DE	monthly high max	23.5 C (74.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	118 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Sitiawan, MY	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Chongqing, CN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Abbeville, FR	monthly high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	75 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Dijon-Longvic, FR	monthly high max	24.9 C (76.8 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Brocken, DE	daily high max	16.8 C (62.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Ashland, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Partoun, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Marnitz, DE	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Murray, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Potsdam, DE	daily high max	24.7 C (76.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Lindenberg, DE	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Angermunde, DE	daily high max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Ft Pierce, US	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Saentis, CH	daily high max	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	134 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2021	Martin U of T Branch Exp STN, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2021. 2021 had 949 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 2021-03-31: 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 20	826
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1