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Weather Records on 3 March 1900

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1900. Highest significance: Darwin Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1900

  • On 3 March 1900, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Darwin Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 69.3 mm (2.7 in) on 3 March 1900.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 3 March 1900 9 station records on 3 March 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 3 March 1900 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 March 1900: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.3 mm (2.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature22.2 C (72.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WahgunyahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature33.3 C (91.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
AlburyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
WienAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-4.6 C (23.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 3 March 1900 by type Records set or tied on 3 March 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 March 1900 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 3 March 1900 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 March 1900 by timescale Records on 3 March 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 March 1900 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 3 March 1900 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1900 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 55 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1900
MarginRecords
0 to 55
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1900
Top 9 records on 3 March 1900 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 March 1900Darwin Post Office, AUdaily rain69.3 mm (2.7 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily low max22.2 C (72.0 F)1.8 C (3.2 F)40 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Gabo Island Lighthouse, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain5.8 mm (0.23 in)5.5 mm (0.22 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Wahgunyah, AUdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)9 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain0.5 mm (0.02 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Albury, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1900Wien, ATdaily low max-4.6 C (23.7 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)

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

1804 to 1900
Records on 03-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1900. 1900 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001804: 11840: 11842: 11843: 11845: 31846: 31850: 11851: 21852: 11853: 11859: 21862: 21863: 11866: 11868: 11869: 11870: 11875: 11877: 21878: 21886: 21887: 11888: 21889: 41890: 81891: 21892: 31893: 11895: 21896: 61897: 61898: 41899: 31900: 91901: 101902: 81903: 141904: 91905: 211906: 241907: 61908: 71909: 321910: 61911: 131912: 731913: 341914: 241915: 181916: 361917: 601918: 611919: 761920: 561921: 1381922: 561923: 2801924: 831925: 4061926: 1521927: 1431928: 791929: 1731930: 2031931: 2591932: 2791933: 1431934: 5041935: 2481936: 2651937: 1871938: 4551939: 1791940: 3001941: 8191942: 4541943: 1,5331944: 3661945: 6491946: 5301947: 7611948: 4491949: 2661950: 7801951: 1,0061952: 8101953: 6681954: 4801955: 8841956: 6691957: 2611958: 2471959: 3601960: 2,2761961: 6501962: 5681963: 3091964: 7941965: 8351966: 9491967: 5201968: 6971969: 3951970: 7051971: 8881972: 1,1411973: 5571974: 1,8491975: 5341976: 1,6111977: 9491978: 1,5041979: 1,0371980: 1,7411981: 6421982: 9681983: 1,6761984: 3781985: 7401986: 9871987: 1,4971988: 1,0811989: 1,4431990: 7751991: 1,1691992: 1,3541993: 6071994: 1,5741995: 1,2341996: 6931997: 1,7041998: 9571999: 1,1872000: 1,0492001: 9032002: 1,8802003: 8762004: 7782005: 7272006: 6042007: 8882008: 9172009: 1,6712010: 6852011: 6772012: 8662013: 7192014: 2,3012015: 5432016: 5452017: 3152018: 5162019: 1,7952020: 6782021: 5532022: 9622023: 8092024: 1,3592025: 6952026: 9701804187018991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1900. 1900 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-03 in each year
YearRecords
18041
18401
18421
18431
18453
18463
18501
18512
18521
18531
18592
18622
18631
18661
18681
18691
18701
18751
18772
18782
18862
18871
18882
18894
18908
18912
18923
18931
18952
18966
18976
18984
18993
19009
190110
19028
190314
19049
190521
190624
19076
19087
190932
19106
191113
191273
191334
191424
191518
191636
191760
191861
191976
192056
1921138
192256
1923280
192483
1925406
1926152
1927143
192879
1929173
1930203
1931259
1932279
1933143
1934504
1935248
1936265
1937187
1938455
1939179
1940300
1941819
1942454
19431,533
1944366
1945649
1946530
1947761
1948449
1949266
1950780
19511,006
1952810
1953668
1954480
1955884
1956669
1957261
1958247
1959360
19602,276
1961650
1962568
1963309
1964794
1965835
1966949
1967520
1968697
1969395
1970705
1971888
19721,141
1973557
19741,849
1975534
19761,611
1977949
19781,504
19791,037
19801,741
1981642
1982968
19831,676
1984378
1985740
1986987
19871,497
19881,081
19891,443
1990775
19911,169
19921,354
1993607
19941,574
19951,234
1996693
19971,704
1998957
19991,187
20001,049
2001903
20021,880
2003876
2004778
2005727
2006604
2007888
2008917
20091,671
2010685
2011677
2012866
2013719
20142,301
2015543
2016545
2017315
2018516
20191,795
2020678
2021553
2022962
2023809
20241,359
2025695
2026970

Download the Data

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).