Weather Records on 24 March 2021

1,018 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 March 2021. Highest significance: Wallangarra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 24 March 2021

On 24 March 2021, 1,018 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 993 daily.
Wallangarra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 24 March 2021.
Across 169 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

1,018 stations

1,018 station records on 24 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Bungaban Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tidal River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Darriman (Tarralangi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bairnsdale Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emmaville (Strathbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Slidell	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Whitemark Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tummurrami	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stanborough (Rockfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Helenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	247.1 mm (9.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville (Ben Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oakington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Glenroy Massie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carneys Creek the Ranch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Madalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mirboo North Water Board	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flinders Island Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meerlieu (Springvale West)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,018 records

Records set or tied on 24 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 536, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 24 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	536
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 24 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 24, daily 993.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

898 broken records

Margins by which the 898 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 272.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

24 March 2021

Top 20 records on 24 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 March 2021	Wallangarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	130 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 March 2021	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	140 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
24 March 2021	Delungra (Pearsby Hall), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Bungaban Tm, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	94 years	69 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Giffard, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Tidal River, AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	132.7 mm (5.2 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Darriman (Tarralangi), AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Bairnsdale Airport, AU	monthly rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	66 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	107 years	65 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Emmaville (Strathbogie), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Marlo, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Slidell, US	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Whitemark Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	63 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Tummurrami, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Stanborough (Rockfield), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Thibodaux 4 SE, US	monthly rain	220.5 mm (8.7 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	9 years	62 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
24 March 2021	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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

1794 to 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 1,018 records.

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

Records on 03-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1834	1
1836	1
1837	1
1847	1
1850	2
1853	1
1854	1
1857	1
1858	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	2
1870	1
1871	3
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	1
1877	3
1879	2
1882	2
1883	2
1884	2
1885	1
1886	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	1
1890	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	4
1895	20
1896	10
1897	7
1898	6
1899	5
1900	6
1901	5
1902	11
1903	33
1904	8
1905	13
1906	24
1907	31
1908	20
1909	25
1910	40
1911	4
1912	23
1913	83
1914	36
1915	24
1916	29
1917	27
1918	20
1919	22
1920	53
1921	41
1922	31
1923	94
1924	65
1925	76
1926	328
1927	129
1928	277
1929	554
1930	82
1931	102
1932	240
1933	206
1934	731
1935	219
1936	346
1937	336
1938	449
1939	554
1940	1,504
1941	258
1942	176
1943	210
1944	367
1945	699
1946	212
1947	394
1948	321
1949	324
1950	383
1951	373
1952	779
1953	955
1954	489
1955	1,227
1956	607
1957	533
1958	440
1959	171
1960	855
1961	359
1962	343
1963	499
1964	1,094
1965	1,994
1966	633
1967	893
1968	1,217
1969	1,057
1970	219
1971	638
1972	466
1973	728
1974	1,667
1975	926
1976	448
1977	454
1978	508
1979	1,058
1980	506
1981	900
1982	559
1983	1,118
1984	487
1985	418
1986	987
1987	962
1988	1,165
1989	1,072
1990	1,537
1991	919
1992	760
1993	1,210
1994	1,379
1995	1,287
1996	873
1997	779
1998	1,222
1999	522
2000	780
2001	921
2002	598
2003	693
2004	1,338
2005	864
2006	1,162
2007	1,963
2008	1,368
2009	920
2010	647
2011	888
2012	1,631
2013	1,670
2014	948
2015	597
2016	737
2017	651
2018	817
2019	361
2020	575
2021	1,018
2022	881
2023	1,538
2024	820
2025	1,207
2026	2,004

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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	836
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1