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Weather Records on 5 March 1914

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1914. Highest significance: Karlsruhe, DE.

Key Facts for 5 March 1914

  • On 5 March 1914, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 27 daily.
  • Karlsruhe set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 5 March 1914.
  • Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 5 March 1914 27 station records on 5 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 5 March 1914 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 March 1914: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
KarlsruheGermanyRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation22.5 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChemnitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.9 mm (1.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra UddeSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PinskBelarusRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YallaroiAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony MountainCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
IrkutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.6 mm (0.06 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central EnglandUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.6 C (45.7 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
BicCanadaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation5.9 mm (0.23 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature4.0 C (39.2 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 5 March 1914 by type Records set or tied on 5 March 1914 by type: Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 March 1914 by type: Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 5 March 1914 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 March 1914 by timescale Records on 5 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 27all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 March 1914 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 27.
Records on 5 March 1914 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily27

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1914 Margins by which the 24 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. 051015200 to 10: 2010 to 20: 320 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 24 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 1914
MarginRecords
0 to 1020
10 to 203
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1914
Top 20 records on 5 March 1914 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 March 1914Karlsruhe, DEdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)15.9 mm (0.6 in)28 years37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1914Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain22.5 mm (0.9 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Uccle, BEdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Vastervik, SEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)50 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Chemnitz, DEdaily rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)22 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Komga (Pol), ZAdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)9 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Gorlitz, DEdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Olands Norra Udde, SEdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)38 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Pinsk, BYdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)21 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Jonkoping, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Ladismith (Tnk), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Yallaroi, AUdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Stony Mountain, CAdaily high min-3.3 C (26.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Bic, CAdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Irkutsk, RUdaily rain1.6 mm (0.06 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Cet Central England, GBdaily high min7.6 C (45.7 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1914Sarna, SEdaily rain5.9 mm (0.23 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)17 years9 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 1914
Records on 03-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1914. 1914 had 27 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 1914. 1914 had 27 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).