Weather Records on 1 March 1981

550 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 1981. Highest significance: Klipplaat (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 March 1981

On 1 March 1981, 550 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 537 daily.
Klipplaat (Sar) set a daily record precipitation of 55.0 mm (2.2 in) on 1 March 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

550 stations

550 station records on 1 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Klipplaat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kielpa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crafers St Michaels House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Bold Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrulla (Petina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Funk Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Western River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haarlem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Voss 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Burr Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
N Is NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lenoir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ackerly 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riomedina	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunter 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearsville Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

550 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 320, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 1 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	320
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 1 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 537.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

452 broken records

Margins by which the 452 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 1981

Top 20 records on 1 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 1981	Klipplaat (Sar), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
1 March 1981	Belair (State Flora Nursery), AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Klipfontein, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Kielpa, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Crafers St Michaels House, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Barkestad, NO	monthly snow depth	144.0 cm (56.7 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	78 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Maitland, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Mount Bold Reservoir, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Grapevine Dam, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Towera, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Wirrulla (Petina), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Funk Rch, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Western River, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Smith Bay (Smiths Bay), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 1981	Haarlem, ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	37 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 1981. 1981 had 550 records.

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

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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 20	414
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2