Weather Records on 21 March 2024

432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 March 2024. Highest significance: Gavar, AM.

Key Facts for 21 March 2024

On 21 March 2024, 432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 417 daily.
Gavar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 21 March 2024.
Across 157 earlier years (1797 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

432 stations

432 station records on 21 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Almora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Territory Grape Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Fernandez	Chile	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melo	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan L M Marin Intl AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turner 11N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Djelfa/Tletsi	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orly	France	Record high maximum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dzhikimda	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clatskanie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alberton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yinchuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.7 C (74.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saco 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holden Village	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso de Los Toros	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kijang	Indonesia	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Rioja Aero.	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tejgaon	Bangladesh	Record low maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethel AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El-Bayadh	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bogra	Bangladesh	Record low maximum temperature	27.5 C (81.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mazama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lancang	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jharsuguda	India	Record low minimum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

432 records

Records set or tied on 21 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 169, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 21 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	169
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 21 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 March 2024

Top 20 records on 21 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 2024	Gavar, AM	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	100 years	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
21 March 2024	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
21 March 2024	Tashir, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Malda, IN	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Sanders, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Almora Station, AU	daily rain	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	El-Golea, DZ	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high max	30.1 C (86.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Rabbit Flat, AU	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Cleve, AU	monthly low min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Undilla Station, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	85 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Salmon AP, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Territory Grape Farm, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Juan Fernandez, CL	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Science Garden, PH	daily low max	28.2 C (82.8 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 March 2024	Top Plains, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	62 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

1797 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2024. 2024 had 432 records.

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

Records on 03-21 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1805	1
1806	1
1822	1
1830	1
1836	1
1837	1
1845	1
1846	1
1850	1
1852	2
1857	1
1865	7
1874	1
1877	1
1880	1
1881	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	5
1886	2
1888	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	9
1902	18
1903	23
1904	17
1905	6
1906	3
1907	14
1908	3
1909	11
1910	10
1911	10
1912	36
1913	97
1914	71
1915	27
1916	44
1917	43
1918	43
1919	29
1920	90
1921	96
1922	50
1923	72
1924	96
1925	141
1926	282
1927	179
1928	293
1929	104
1930	99
1931	638
1932	305
1933	235
1934	114
1935	675
1936	225
1937	172
1938	783
1939	280
1940	366
1941	311
1942	330
1943	217
1944	556
1945	294
1946	570
1947	192
1948	948
1949	330
1950	398
1951	779
1952	689
1953	342
1954	211
1955	1,124
1956	686
1957	373
1958	619
1959	230
1960	892
1961	268
1962	548
1963	298
1964	333
1965	1,961
1966	464
1967	487
1968	798
1969	219
1970	612
1971	358
1972	519
1973	385
1974	1,097
1975	751
1976	710
1977	376
1978	838
1979	656
1980	775
1981	676
1982	850
1983	1,673
1984	835
1985	503
1986	1,170
1987	948
1988	1,155
1989	1,396
1990	1,380
1991	1,446
1992	877
1993	687
1994	684
1995	1,141
1996	1,119
1997	1,670
1998	935
1999	1,044
2000	802
2001	1,342
2002	1,593
2003	1,073
2004	1,511
2005	649
2006	1,417
2007	1,220
2008	734
2009	558
2010	1,134
2011	1,451
2012	2,854
2013	727
2014	639
2015	568
2016	553
2017	1,117
2018	809
2019	649
2020	445
2021	489
2022	615
2023	815
2024	432
2025	845
2026	2,615

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	326
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1