Weather Records on 29 March 2020

853 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 2020. Highest significance: Warren 3 S, US.

Key Facts for 29 March 2020

On 29 March 2020, 853 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 764 daily.
Warren 3 S set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 29 March 2020.
Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

853 stations

853 station records on 29 March 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 29 March 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Floodwood 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Red Wing Dam 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vadnais Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owatonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

853 records

Records set or tied on 29 March 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 292, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 273, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 29 March 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	292
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	273
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 29 March 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 89, daily 764.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

655 broken records

Margins by which the 655 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 2020

Top 20 records on 29 March 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 March 2020	Warren 3 S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2020	Milaca, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2020	Versailles, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
29 March 2020	Maebashi, JP	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Cumberland, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	St Peter, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	120 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Jordan 1SSW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Grantsburg, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	monthly high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Kofu, JP	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Lewisburg 3 N, US	monthly high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Muncie, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Floodwood 2E, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Red Wing Dam 3, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Newcastle, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Beckley Va Hospital, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	113 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2020	Winter, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	50 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

1805 to 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 2020. 2020 had 853 records.

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

Records on 03-29 in each year
Year	Records
1805	1
1808	1
1822	2
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1850	1
1853	1
1856	1
1859	3
1862	3
1865	5
1866	1
1869	1
1872	5
1873	2
1875	1
1876	2
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1883	2
1884	1
1886	1
1887	6
1888	3
1890	11
1891	1
1892	3
1893	2
1894	1
1895	4
1896	2
1897	6
1898	3
1899	4
1900	4
1901	11
1902	35
1903	7
1904	15
1905	48
1906	12
1907	41
1908	2
1909	11
1910	46
1911	23
1912	36
1913	21
1914	11
1915	54
1916	18
1917	38
1918	29
1919	47
1920	45
1921	49
1922	30
1923	304
1924	272
1925	92
1926	258
1927	71
1928	183
1929	99
1930	169
1931	336
1932	165
1933	288
1934	261
1935	115
1936	555
1937	550
1938	556
1939	297
1940	252
1941	310
1942	397
1943	561
1944	1,331
1945	722
1946	730
1947	935
1948	292
1949	321
1950	465
1951	510
1952	356
1953	268
1954	828
1955	635
1956	435
1957	249
1958	401
1959	526
1960	311
1961	463
1962	555
1963	1,341
1964	947
1965	450
1966	730
1967	877
1968	895
1969	1,260
1970	1,043
1971	610
1972	629
1973	905
1974	643
1975	1,571
1976	496
1977	1,554
1978	759
1979	640
1980	815
1981	982
1982	801
1983	657
1984	1,103
1985	1,576
1986	1,553
1987	1,674
1988	657
1989	1,359
1990	705
1991	1,027
1992	633
1993	830
1994	910
1995	1,074
1996	814
1997	679
1998	1,769
1999	625
2000	795
2001	793
2002	1,234
2003	841
2004	1,426
2005	744
2006	720
2007	1,450
2008	906
2009	1,199
2010	915
2011	685
2012	652
2013	762
2014	554
2015	1,786
2016	565
2017	907
2018	462
2019	434
2020	853
2021	674
2022	841
2023	1,076
2024	304
2025	1,168
2026	1,467

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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	650
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1