Weather Records on 19 March 2021

452 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 March 2021. Highest significance: Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU.

Key Facts for 19 March 2021

On 19 March 2021, 452 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 76 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 444 daily.
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) set a daily record precipitation of 202.5 mm (8.0 in) on 19 March 2021.
Across 167 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 452 records.

Record Map

452 stations

452 station records on 19 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.5 mm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Smiths Lake (Patsys Flat Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowther Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dinghai	China	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record low minimum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Williamtown Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca Beach Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton Point (the Ridge Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hollisdale (Pappinbarra Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Low Holm Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Craven (Longview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarramalong (Lewensbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Irvine (Booralee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (the Pie Shop)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannam Vale (Hannam Vale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isfjord Radio	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Amelia Courthouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloucester (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wombeyan Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Hill (Kathleen Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

452 records

Records set or tied on 19 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 92, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 64, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 19 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	92
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	64
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 19 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 444.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 March 2021

Top 20 records on 19 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 March 2021	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	202.5 mm (8.0 in)	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2021	Peru, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
19 March 2021	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Smiths Lake (Patsys Flat Road), AU	daily rain	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Lowther Park, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Salina 3 W, US	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Wytheville, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Dinghai, CN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Natrona Lock 4, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Princeton, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	114 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Concord Golf Club, AU	daily rain	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Ft Ross, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Gold Run 4 SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Oujda, MA	daily low min	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Sunbury, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Mount Hart Station, AU	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	94 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Williamtown Raaf, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 March 2021	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	41 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2021. 2021 had 452 records.

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

Records on 03-19 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1815	1
1825	1
1839	1
1840	1
1842	1
1845	3
1847	1
1850	1
1852	1
1853	3
1858	1
1863	1
1865	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1881	4
1882	4
1883	2
1884	3
1885	4
1887	1
1888	5
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	6
1897	6
1898	6
1899	11
1900	6
1901	3
1902	6
1903	23
1904	8
1905	8
1906	9
1907	16
1908	4
1909	8
1910	19
1911	69
1912	22
1913	31
1914	26
1915	37
1916	20
1917	54
1918	36
1919	35
1920	21
1921	66
1922	49
1923	360
1924	77
1925	123
1926	114
1927	340
1928	155
1929	46
1930	87
1931	268
1932	126
1933	381
1934	300
1935	155
1936	356
1937	302
1938	272
1939	574
1940	719
1941	516
1942	311
1943	572
1944	529
1945	711
1946	269
1947	420
1948	555
1949	461
1950	654
1951	722
1952	474
1953	215
1954	254
1955	467
1956	556
1957	379
1958	291
1959	325
1960	468
1961	360
1962	231
1963	676
1964	467
1965	1,749
1966	403
1967	1,038
1968	628
1969	525
1970	585
1971	531
1972	694
1973	558
1974	577
1975	973
1976	882
1977	684
1978	879
1979	898
1980	340
1981	667
1982	1,566
1983	1,483
1984	897
1985	771
1986	768
1987	669
1988	926
1989	782
1990	1,593
1991	1,071
1992	871
1993	1,318
1994	985
1995	766
1996	689
1997	1,921
1998	1,101
1999	985
2000	604
2001	931
2002	1,600
2003	1,136
2004	1,655
2005	715
2006	947
2007	967
2008	1,015
2009	602
2010	824
2011	919
2012	3,343
2013	793
2014	604
2015	610
2016	491
2017	1,313
2018	793
2019	516
2020	821
2021	452
2022	564
2023	993
2024	781
2025	949
2026	2,984

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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	351
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1