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Weather Records on 5 March 1902

15 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1902. Highest significance: Ny City Cntrl Park, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1902

  • On 5 March 1902, 15 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 15 daily.
  • Ny City Cntrl Park set a daily record snowfall of 16.5 cm (6.5 in) on 5 March 1902.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

15 stations
Weather records on 5 March 1902 15 station records on 5 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
15 station records on 5 March 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 March 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.2 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 WUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

15 records
Records on 5 March 1902 by type Records set or tied on 5 March 1902 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 March 1902 by type: Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 5 March 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 March 1902 by timescale Records on 5 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 15all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 March 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 15.
Records on 5 March 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily15

How Much Records Were Beaten By

14 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1902 Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1120 to 40: 140 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 14 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 2011
20 to 401
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1902
Top 15 records on 5 March 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 March 1902Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)26 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)19.3 mm (0.8 in)12 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902World Trade Ctr, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)4 years22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Stockholm, SEdaily rain5.2 mm (0.20 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Philadelphia City, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)2 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)16.3 mm (0.6 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Moorestown 4 E, USdaily snowfall11.4 cm (4.5 in)4.3 cm (1.7 in)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Newark Liberty Intl AP, USdaily snowfall16.5 cm (6.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Concord, USdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Middletown 4 W, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)2 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Concord, USdaily snowfall10.4 cm (4.1 in)0.2 cm (0.1 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Washington, USdaily rain32.3 mm (1.3 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)2 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1902Galway, IEdaily high min (Tie)8.9 C (48.0 F)tie10 years1 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

1794 to 1902
Records on 03-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1902. 1902 had 15 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 11801: 11810: 11821: 21845: 31846: 11849: 11853: 11855: 11858: 11859: 51861: 11862: 21863: 11864: 11868: 11871: 11872: 41875: 31876: 11877: 11878: 11880: 51882: 11884: 21886: 11887: 11888: 41889: 31890: 31892: 31893: 21894: 41895: 61896: 11897: 21898: 31899: 51900: 21901: 111902: 151903: 161904: 31905: 61906: 151907: 171908: 121909: 191910: 341911: 141912: 311913: 471914: 271915: 321916: 141917: 791918: 821919: 2261920: 1021921: 1841922: 421923: 651924: 1591925: 1981926: 2401927: 1821928: 681929: 2471930: 1181931: 2681932: 3201933: 3521934: 3471935: 5031936: 1251937: 4171938: 3501939: 6281940: 1501941: 2451942: 2871943: 6921944: 4851945: 7431946: 7061947: 4281948: 9461949: 3781950: 5341951: 6441952: 3471953: 1841954: 4681955: 1,4021956: 6581957: 4791958: 3651959: 7491960: 2,2281961: 8341962: 4911963: 6301964: 8521965: 7151966: 5391967: 3431968: 1,0291969: 3381970: 3171971: 8881972: 8101973: 3781974: 9121975: 4291976: 1,4791977: 8121978: 1,6891979: 8891980: 4181981: 6651982: 5251983: 2,2831984: 6481985: 6371986: 7541987: 1,9281988: 6231989: 1,6731990: 8361991: 1,2461992: 1,4881993: 8131994: 7961995: 1,4891996: 8561997: 1,0261998: 1,0161999: 6442000: 1,1272001: 7552002: 1,3732003: 1,0612004: 1,5582005: 1,1292006: 6242007: 7282008: 9132009: 1,1592010: 7292011: 6962012: 5752013: 6942014: 1,0062015: 1,5512016: 8752017: 8472018: 6522019: 1,8092020: 1,2742021: 3732022: 6352023: 7172024: 9792025: 1,0712026: 9921794187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1902. 1902 had 15 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-05 in each year
YearRecords
17941
18011
18101
18212
18453
18461
18491
18531
18551
18581
18595
18611
18622
18631
18641
18681
18711
18724
18753
18761
18771
18781
18805
18821
18842
18861
18871
18884
18893
18903
18923
18932
18944
18956
18961
18972
18983
18995
19002
190111
190215
190316
19043
19056
190615
190717
190812
190919
191034
191114
191231
191347
191427
191532
191614
191779
191882
1919226
1920102
1921184
192242
192365
1924159
1925198
1926240
1927182
192868
1929247
1930118
1931268
1932320
1933352
1934347
1935503
1936125
1937417
1938350
1939628
1940150
1941245
1942287
1943692
1944485
1945743
1946706
1947428
1948946
1949378
1950534
1951644
1952347
1953184
1954468
19551,402
1956658
1957479
1958365
1959749
19602,228
1961834
1962491
1963630
1964852
1965715
1966539
1967343
19681,029
1969338
1970317
1971888
1972810
1973378
1974912
1975429
19761,479
1977812
19781,689
1979889
1980418
1981665
1982525
19832,283
1984648
1985637
1986754
19871,928
1988623
19891,673
1990836
19911,246
19921,488
1993813
1994796
19951,489
1996856
19971,026
19981,016
1999644
20001,127
2001755
20021,373
20031,061
20041,558
20051,129
2006624
2007728
2008913
20091,159
2010729
2011696
2012575
2013694
20141,006
20151,551
2016875
2017847
2018652
20191,809
20201,274
2021373
2022635
2023717
2024979
20251,071
2026992

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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).