Weather Records on 20 March 2025

848 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 March 2025. Highest significance: Windhoek, NA.

Key Facts for 20 March 2025

On 20 March 2025, 848 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
493 were record highs and 145 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 795 daily.
Windhoek set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 20 March 2025.
Across 166 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 453 records.

Record Map

848 stations

848 station records on 20 March 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 March 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Windhoek	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	300.7 mm (11.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Black Rvr Falls Sewage	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mead 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	372.6 mm (14.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Horinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aksa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Usugli	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Semej	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hokah Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arxan	China	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kanawha	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rushford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record low maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

848 records

Records set or tied on 20 March 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 20 March 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 20 March 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 52, daily 795.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

20 March 2025

Top 20 records on 20 March 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2025	Windhoek, NA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2025	Sandakan, MY	monthly rain	300.7 mm (11.8 in)	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
20 March 2025	Black Rvr Falls Sewage, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	131 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Mapleton No.2, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Munising, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	103 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Stevens Pt, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	131 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Mead 6S, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Sioux Rapids, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	White Lake 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Emmetsburg, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Bemerside, AU	daily rain	372.6 mm (14.7 in)	146.4 mm (5.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Cherokee, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Lyons, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Seward, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	124 years	45 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2025. 2025 had 848 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	670
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	18
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	8
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1