Weather Records on 23 March 2020

465 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 March 2020. Highest significance: Bezenchuk, RU.

Key Facts for 23 March 2020

On 23 March 2020, 465 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 455 daily.
Bezenchuk set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 23 March 2020.
Across 157 earlier years (1796 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

465 stations

465 station records on 23 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Pugacev	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Murcia/San Javier	Spain	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bardwell Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whitney Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lynchburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enid Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guntown 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rohwer 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gadsden	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Balagansk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peotone	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocracoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bilma	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	41.8 C (107.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.1 C (75.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fuzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Underkhaan	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bakko I Hol	Norway	Record snow depth	195.0 cm (76.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

465 records

Records set or tied on 23 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 140, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 23 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	140
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 23 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 March 2020

Top 20 records on 23 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 March 2020	Bezenchuk, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2020	Pugacev, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2020	Murcia/San Javier, ES	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
23 March 2020	Bardwell Dam, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Whitney Dam, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Knox Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Lynchburg, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Eucla, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Milesovka, CZ	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Luroy, NO	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Kankakee Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	119 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Murcia, ES	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Enid Dam, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Sosnovo-Ozerskoe, RU	daily high max	14.9 C (58.8 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Troy, US	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Ceduna Post Office, AU	monthly low max	17.9 C (64.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	0.6 cm (0.2 in)	123 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Homer 1N, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	126 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2020	Allerton, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	117 years	40 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1796 to 2020. 2020 had 465 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	390
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1