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Weather Records on 5 March 1908

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1908. Highest significance: Bathurst Gaol, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1908

  • On 5 March 1908, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Bathurst Gaol set a daily record low minimum temperature of 1.1 C (34.0 F) on 5 March 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 5 March 1908 12 station records on 5 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 5 March 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 March 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.4 mm (2.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GilgoinAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation4.9 mm (0.19 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fort SillUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature22.8 C (73.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.4 mm (0.13 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 5 March 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 March 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 March 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 8.
Records on 5 March 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 March 1908 by timescale Records on 5 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 March 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 5 March 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1908 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.8. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 2: 22 to 4: 34 to 6: 16 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 14.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 22
2 to 43
4 to 61
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1908
Top 12 records on 5 March 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 March 1908Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily low min1.1 C (34.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)48 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Armagh, GBdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Maitland West, AUdaily rain54.4 mm (2.1 in)14.8 mm (0.6 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Escanaba, USdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Gilgoin, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)7 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain4.9 mm (0.19 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily low max9.4 C (48.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Fort Sill, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie29 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1908Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain (Tie)3.4 mm (0.13 in)tie9 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 1908
Records on 03-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 12 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: 8762017: 8472018: 6502019: 1,8012020: 1,2692021: 3732022: 6352023: 7162024: 9772025: 1,0721794187218961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1908. 1908 had 12 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
2016876
2017847
2018650
20191,801
20201,269
2021373
2022635
2023716
2024977
20251,072

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).