Weather Records on 3 March 1923

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1923. Highest significance: Emerald Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1923

On 3 March 1923, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 279 daily.
Emerald Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 3 March 1923.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 3 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mexico	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 66, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 3 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	66
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1923

Top 20 records on 3 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1923	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1923	Natural Brg, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1923	Weeping Water, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1923	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	25 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Syracuse, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	26 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Philadelphia City, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Tekamah, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Washington, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	World Trade Ctr, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Woodstock, CA	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	David City 4E, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1923	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	25 years	21 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

1804 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1923. 1923 had 280 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 20	240
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1