Weather Records on 23 March 1995

1,514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 1995. Highest significance: Sierraville Rs, US.

Key Facts for 23 March 1995

On 23 March 1995, 1,514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
948 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,435 daily.
Sierraville Rs set an all-time record daily snowfall of 111.8 cm (44.0 in) on 23 March 1995.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,514 stations

1,514 station records on 23 March 1995 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 1995: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Markleeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Mato D	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fiddletown Dexter Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chania	Greece	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific House	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belcourt Keya Radio	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Illahe	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haleyville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,514 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 1995 by type: Highest daily maximum 610, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 23 March 1995 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	610
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 23 March 1995 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 73, daily 1,435.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,178 broken records

Margins by which the 1,178 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 1995

Top 20 records on 23 March 1995 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 1995	Sierraville Rs, US	all-time snowfall	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1995	Markleeville, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1995	Hansboro 4 NNE, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
23 March 1995	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Vlakplaats, ZA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Danville Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Experiment Station, ZA	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Visalia, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Paso Robles, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Conceicao Do Mato D, BR	monthly rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Una (Agr), ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Camp Pardee, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Rolla 1NE, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Dutch Harbor, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Drake 9 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Verwoedburg-Mu"Lytteltn", ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Pietersburg Muni, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Bridgeville 4 NNW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 1995	Fiddletown Dexter Rch, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	47 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

1796 to 1995

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 1995. 1995 had 1,514 records.

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

Records on 03-23 in each year
Year	Records
1796	1
1808	1
1836	2
1837	2
1853	2
1858	1
1862	1
1864	2
1865	2
1868	2
1871	3
1874	2
1875	4
1877	2
1878	3
1879	1
1882	1
1883	6
1884	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	1
1888	3
1889	2
1890	1
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	13
1897	9
1898	6
1899	3
1901	5
1902	26
1903	32
1904	3
1905	16
1906	23
1907	53
1908	11
1909	7
1910	12
1911	8
1912	22
1913	76
1914	72
1915	11
1916	50
1917	65
1918	31
1919	17
1920	75
1921	10
1922	30
1923	97
1924	78
1925	164
1926	283
1927	202
1928	154
1929	517
1930	135
1931	267
1932	169
1933	123
1934	689
1935	486
1936	437
1937	243
1938	601
1939	565
1940	1,031
1941	188
1942	187
1943	286
1944	466
1945	386
1946	170
1947	275
1948	331
1949	390
1950	874
1951	337
1952	1,479
1953	589
1954	483
1955	999
1956	420
1957	354
1958	486
1959	249
1960	1,004
1961	361
1962	306
1963	839
1964	815
1965	1,537
1966	793
1967	822
1968	1,490
1969	634
1970	380
1971	758
1972	533
1973	537
1974	1,099
1975	618
1976	399
1977	642
1978	608
1979	1,012
1980	422
1981	940
1982	845
1983	1,522
1984	715
1985	437
1986	1,104
1987	1,279
1988	710
1989	805
1990	1,389
1991	1,264
1992	883
1993	1,151
1994	1,499
1995	1,514
1996	673
1997	743
1998	1,253
1999	722
2000	1,162
2001	995
2002	1,130
2003	971
2004	1,516
2005	1,014
2006	1,311
2007	1,595
2008	956
2009	952
2010	918
2011	1,245
2012	2,269
2013	1,270
2014	594
2015	577
2016	536
2017	739
2018	790
2019	525
2020	465
2021	1,050
2022	1,031
2023	1,135
2024	611
2025	702
2026	1,806

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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 50	1,122
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2