Weather Records on 31 March 2023

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2023. Highest significance: Jarrahdale, AU.

Key Facts for 31 March 2023

On 31 March 2023, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
290 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 73 monthly and 1,052 daily.
Jarrahdale set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 31 March 2023.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 31 March 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Muresk Agric.College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jaroma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Roscoe	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Serpentine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jandakot Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Overveen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	30.9 C (87.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lee Vining	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gidgegannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tangadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McCammon	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	33.1 C (91.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.6 C (85.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pickering Brook North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Metro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 130, Heaviest daily rainfall 376, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 127.

Records on 31 March 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	130
Heaviest daily rainfall	376
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	127

Records on 31 March 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 73, daily 1,052.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

976 broken records

Margins by which the 976 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2023

Top 20 records on 31 March 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2023	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	72 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	68 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Muresk Agric.College, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Beverley, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Thermopolis, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	114 years	65 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Jaroma, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Redlands, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Weber Basin Pump Plt 3, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Roscoe, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2023	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2023	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2023	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2023	Doodenanning, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2023	Manila, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2023	Brookton, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2023	Junee Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2023	Hayden, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	100 years	56 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2023. 2023 had 1,128 records.

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

Records on 03-31 in each year
Year	Records
1808	2
1815	2
1843	1
1848	1
1850	1
1854	1
1855	3
1856	2
1859	3
1865	2
1869	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1878	1
1880	2
1881	1
1883	1
1887	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	1
1892	2
1893	3
1896	3
1897	2
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	7
1902	3
1903	14
1904	16
1905	29
1906	10
1907	11
1908	5
1909	4
1910	45
1911	24
1912	18
1913	62
1914	16
1915	57
1916	17
1917	52
1918	42
1919	86
1920	65
1921	238
1922	102
1923	459
1924	160
1925	110
1926	306
1927	198
1928	98
1929	323
1930	137
1931	365
1932	360
1933	311
1934	181
1935	310
1936	1,242
1937	258
1938	649
1939	197
1940	697
1941	250
1942	245
1943	794
1944	327
1945	778
1946	897
1947	658
1948	355
1949	452
1950	579
1951	490
1952	382
1953	302
1954	549
1955	286
1956	767
1957	373
1958	414
1959	622
1960	327
1961	525
1962	547
1963	987
1964	1,345
1965	457
1966	845
1967	1,025
1968	504
1969	1,126
1970	945
1971	516
1972	427
1973	755
1974	852
1975	1,032
1976	519
1977	1,021
1978	1,362
1979	722
1980	640
1981	1,060
1982	926
1983	564
1984	532
1985	1,471
1986	1,507
1987	2,256
1988	850
1989	1,335
1990	842
1991	634
1992	747
1993	668
1994	871
1995	940
1996	743
1997	962
1998	2,587
1999	1,100
2000	581
2001	686
2002	861
2003	1,722
2004	1,055
2005	861
2006	1,088
2007	1,150
2008	1,471
2009	927
2010	984
2011	1,020
2012	942
2013	753
2014	631
2015	861
2016	823
2017	1,423
2018	663
2019	544
2020	534
2021	949
2022	683
2023	1,128
2024	488
2025	942
2026	1,275

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Data for records on 2023-03-31: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	934
200 to 400	30
400 to 600	10
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1