Weather Records on 11 March 2023

984 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2023. Highest significance: Gunnison 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 11 March 2023

On 11 March 2023, 984 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 951 daily.
Gunnison 3SW set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 11 March 2023.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

984 stations

984 station records on 11 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Turner 11N	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vernon Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cotswold Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cometside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brady 27 ENE (the Knees)	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colodan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hinsdale 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record high minimum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Keene 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

984 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 210, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 196, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 155.

Records on 11 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	210
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	196
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	155

Records on 11 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 29, daily 951.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

853 broken records

Margins by which the 853 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2023

Top 20 records on 11 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2023	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
11 March 2023	McGill, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	125 years	73 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2023	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	98 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2023	Kenmare 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	80 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2023	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	100 years	68 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2023	Taylor Park, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2023	Turner 11N, US	monthly snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2023	Vernon Creek, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Brockport, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Nis, RS	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Alton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Riverton, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	101 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	La Palma, AU	monthly rain	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2023	Cotswold Hills, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	52 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

1793 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 984 records.

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

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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 200	829
200 to 400	19
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1