Weather Records on 24 March 2023

1,538 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2023. Highest significance: Shoshoni, US.

Key Facts for 24 March 2023

On 24 March 2023, 1,538 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
527 were record highs and 408 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,486 daily.
Shoshoni set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 24 March 2023.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 454 records.

Record Map

1,538 stations

1,538 station records on 24 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Licking 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Round Spring 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brekke Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bismarck	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carmi 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kamas	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Monett 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steeleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,538 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 354, Lowest daily minimum 126, Heaviest daily rainfall 460, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 24 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	354
Lowest daily minimum	126
Heaviest daily rainfall	460
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 24 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,320 broken records

Margins by which the 1,320 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 864.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2023

Top 20 records on 24 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2023	Shoshoni, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2023	Morgan, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2023	Gravette, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2023	1 N McLeansboro, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2023	Elliston, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	109 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2023	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	101 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2023	Preston, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2023	Du Quoin 4 SE, US	daily rain	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Maybell, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Licking 4N, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Ozark, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Round Spring 2SW, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Middletown, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Corning, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	127 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Brekke Sluse, NO	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Kaskaskia Rvr Navigation Lock, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 2023	Shawnee, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 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

1794 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 1,538 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 200	1,293
200 to 400	18
400 to 600	6
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	2