Weather Records on 31 March 2024

488 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 March 2024. Highest significance: Mt Wilson Cbs, US.

Key Facts for 31 March 2024

On 31 March 2024, 488 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 455 daily.
Mt Wilson Cbs set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 31 March 2024.
Across 155 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

488 stations

488 station records on 31 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 31 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mungeranie (Kalamurina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart Park G.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hemet	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grant 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sasabe 7 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valga	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lazy Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lidkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weber Basin Pump Plt 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocna Sugatag	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Henshaw Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burley Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miercurea Ciuc	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kihnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Antlers	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alyeska	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

488 records

Records set or tied on 31 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 31 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 31 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 33, daily 455.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

422 broken records

Margins by which the 422 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

31 March 2024

Top 20 records on 31 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 2024	Mt Wilson Cbs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
31 March 2024	Mungeranie (Kalamurina), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	132 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Elkhart Park G.S., US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Sanders, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Sarajevo, BA	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Hemet, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Bostetter R.S., US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Wien, AT	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Szombathely, HU	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Varfu Omul, RO	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Indio Fire STN, US	daily low max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Grant 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Sasabe 7 NW, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Aspendell, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Port Alsworth, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Elsinore, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily low max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
31 March 2024	Hope, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2024. 2024 had 488 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 2024-03-31: 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 50	415
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1