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Weather Records on 5 March 1911

14 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1911. Highest significance: Goderich Lighthouse, CA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1911

  • On 5 March 1911, 14 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 14 daily.
  • Goderich Lighthouse set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 5 March 1911.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

14 stations
Weather records on 5 March 1911 14 station records on 5 March 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
14 station records on 5 March 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 March 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
TruroCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
CharlottetownCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord high minimum temperature-1.8 C (28.8 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
GoglandRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation5.0 mm (0.20 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

14 records
Records on 5 March 1911 by type Records set or tied on 5 March 1911 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 8Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 March 1911 by type: Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 March 1911 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall8
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 March 1911 by timescale Records on 5 March 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 14all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 March 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 14.
Records on 5 March 1911 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily14

How Much Records Were Beaten By

12 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1911 Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1110 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 12 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1911
MarginRecords
0 to 1011
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1911
Top 14 records on 5 March 1911 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 March 1911Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)33 years24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Truro, CAdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Escanaba, USdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)2 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily low min-27.8 C (-18.0 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Charlottetown, CAdaily low min-22.2 C (-8.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Portland, AUdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)13 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Arhangelsk, RUdaily high min-1.8 C (28.8 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Tomsk, RUdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Gogland, RUdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily rain5.0 mm (0.20 in)0.1 mm (0.00 in)2 years3 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Santa Fe, USdaily high min (Tie)3.9 C (39.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1911Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain (Tie)12.7 mm (0.5 in)tie13 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 1911
Records on 03-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1911. 1911 had 14 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 1911. 1911 had 14 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).