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Weather Records on 5 March 1909

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1909. Highest significance: Gospic, HR.

Key Facts for 5 March 1909

  • On 5 March 1909, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 8 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Gospic set a daily record precipitation of 51.2 mm (2.0 in) on 5 March 1909.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 5 March 1909 19 station records on 5 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 5 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 March 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GospicCroatiaRecord daily precipitation51.2 mm (2.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth17.0 cm (6.7 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth17.0 cm (6.7 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-7.1 C (19.2 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.8 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
RivaItalyRecord low maximum temperature2.5 C (36.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature-8.4 C (16.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.1 C (68.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 5 March 1909 by type Records set or tied on 5 March 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 March 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 5 March 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 5 March 1909 by timescale Records on 5 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 18.
Records on 5 March 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1909 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 25: 1425 to 50: 250 to 75: 075 to 100: 1100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2514
25 to 502
50 to 750
75 to 1001
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1751

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1909
Top 19 records on 5 March 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 March 1909Gospic, HRdaily rain51.2 mm (2.0 in)33.2 mm (1.3 in)31 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1909Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DEdaily snow depth17.0 cm (6.7 in)8.0 cm (3.1 in)8 years35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1909Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth17.0 cm (6.7 in)17.0 cm (6.7 in)44 years34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Oxford, GBdaily low min-7.1 C (19.2 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)63 years28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Stockholm, SEdaily rain9.8 mm (0.39 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)7 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Riva, ITmonthly low max2.5 C (36.5 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Sveg, SEdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)3 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth3.0 cm (1.2 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909St John's, CAdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)18 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min-8.4 C (16.9 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min20.1 C (68.2 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)10 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Charlottetown, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Charlottetown, CAdaily high min0.6 C (33.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909St John's, CAdaily high max12.2 C (54.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)3 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1909Saint John, CAdaily high max (Tie)7.8 C (46.0 F)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 1909
Records on 03-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 19 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 1909. 1909 had 19 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).