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Weather Records on 3 March 1901

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1901. Highest significance: Werribee (Wyndham), AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1901

  • On 3 March 1901, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Werribee (Wyndham) set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 3 March 1901.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 526 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 3 March 1901 10 station records on 3 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 3 March 1901 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 March 1901: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Werribee (Wyndham)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
StawellAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ararat Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Narre Warren North (Narre WarrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature32.5 C (90.5 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
DaylesfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
PesaroItalyRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 3 March 1901 by type Records set or tied on 3 March 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 March 1901 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 6.
Records on 3 March 1901 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 March 1901 by timescale Records on 3 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 March 1901 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 3 March 1901 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1901 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 28.7. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 55 to 10: 210 to 15: 115 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
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 28.7. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1901
MarginRecords
0 to 55
5 to 102
10 to 151
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1901
Top 10 records on 3 March 1901 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 March 1901Werribee (Wyndham), AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)28.7 mm (1.1 in)29 years43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1901Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Stawell, AUdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Ararat Post Office, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AUdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)19 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Hambantota, LKdaily high max32.5 C (90.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)23 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Daylesford, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)10 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Pesaro, ITdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1901Cleveland 2717 Euclid, USdaily high max (Tie)17.2 C (63.0 F)tie26 years2 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 1901
Records on 03-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1901. 1901 had 10 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 1901. 1901 had 10 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).