Weather Records on 5 March 1921

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1921. Highest significance: Boorolong, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1921

On 5 March 1921, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 183 daily.
Boorolong set a daily record precipitation of 51.3 mm (2.0 in) on 5 March 1921.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

184 stations

184 station records on 5 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boorolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pallal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehenge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wangamana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wollun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Bourke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 171, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	171
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 183.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

180 broken records

Margins by which the 180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 72.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1921

Top 20 records on 5 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1921	Boorolong, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Bingara (Keera), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Charlotte Plains, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Pallal, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Coonamble (Pier Pier), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Narrabri Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Stonehenge, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Louth (Bloxham Street), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1921	Woolerina, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1921. 1921 had 184 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	90
10 to 20	37
20 to 30	20
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	12
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	1