Weather Records on 20 March 2024

520 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2024. Highest significance: Helen Springs, AU.

Key Facts for 20 March 2024

On 20 March 2024, 520 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
397 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 504 daily.
Helen Springs set a daily record precipitation of 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 20 March 2024.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

520 stations

520 station records on 20 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Van	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nausori	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Las Lomitas	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kiel-Holtenau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ritzville 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melo	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stromlo Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooch Behar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tegucigalpa	Honduras	Record high minimum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philibert Tsiranana	Madagascar	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Narrabilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lacmalac (Federal Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna de Los Patos Intl	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
General Enrique Mosconi Tarta	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Formosa	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calcutta/Dum Dum	India	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tian-Shan	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kayes/Dag-Dag	Mali	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koror	Palau	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Rvr Vly - Orovada 26NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mazama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jujuy	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Balasore	India	Record low maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willis Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pian Rosa (Mtn Top)	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boardman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrowye Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riberalta	Bolivia	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

520 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 175, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 222, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 20 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	175
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	222
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 20 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 504.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2024

Top 20 records on 20 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2024	Helen Springs, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2024	Van, TR	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2024	Cascade Locks, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Kennewick, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Bonners Ferry, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Heppner, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Nausori, FJ	daily rain	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Kirensk, RU	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Las Lomitas, AR	daily high min	29.4 C (84.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Balasore, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Daytona Beach, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Lamar Rs, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Kiel-Holtenau, DE	daily high min	8.2 C (46.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	86 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Ellensburg, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Rosalia, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Northport, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Ritzville 1 SSE, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2024	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	36 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2024. 2024 had 520 records.

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

Records on 03-20 in each year
Year	Records
1808	3
1818	1
1822	2
1830	1
1834	1
1838	1
1845	1
1849	3
1850	1
1852	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1865	11
1866	1
1870	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	2
1875	2
1876	2
1879	2
1881	2
1882	2
1883	1
1884	2
1885	3
1886	2
1887	3
1888	5
1889	5
1890	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	5
1899	9
1900	8
1901	6
1902	13
1903	34
1904	12
1905	6
1906	16
1907	17
1908	4
1909	6
1910	20
1911	35
1912	12
1913	42
1914	51
1915	22
1916	46
1917	49
1918	40
1919	31
1920	52
1921	93
1922	49
1923	275
1924	76
1925	121
1926	103
1927	298
1928	258
1929	56
1930	86
1931	492
1932	117
1933	354
1934	243
1935	408
1936	245
1937	220
1938	394
1939	240
1940	486
1941	390
1942	325
1943	378
1944	611
1945	636
1946	435
1947	299
1948	697
1949	352
1950	367
1951	788
1952	589
1953	350
1954	303
1955	719
1956	527
1957	516
1958	467
1959	293
1960	594
1961	332
1962	363
1963	447
1964	525
1965	2,020
1966	367
1967	784
1968	819
1969	374
1970	912
1971	377
1972	635
1973	422
1974	755
1975	932
1976	989
1977	352
1978	863
1979	712
1980	458
1981	712
1982	1,189
1983	1,179
1984	775
1985	636
1986	666
1987	867
1988	1,044
1989	793
1990	1,496
1991	1,205
1992	654
1993	1,014
1994	1,040
1995	857
1996	1,147
1997	1,801
1998	963
1999	793
2000	894
2001	1,048
2002	1,698
2003	1,166
2004	1,701
2005	602
2006	1,353
2007	1,053
2008	993
2009	445
2010	1,264
2011	1,003
2012	3,051
2013	762
2014	800
2015	521
2016	450
2017	1,331
2018	587
2019	530
2020	1,006
2021	487
2022	667
2023	975
2024	520
2025	848
2026	3,126

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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 25	421
25 to 50	5
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1