Weather Records on 5 March 1923

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1923. Highest significance: Bajramaly, TM.

Key Facts for 5 March 1923

On 5 March 1923, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 65 daily.
Bajramaly set a daily record precipitation of 35.4 mm (1.4 in) on 5 March 1923.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 5 March 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paragonah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape York Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 March 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	14
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 March 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 65.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

48 broken records

Margins by which the 48 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 41.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1923

Top 20 records on 5 March 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1923	Bajramaly, TM	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1923	Paragonah, US	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Weldon, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Shenkursk, RU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Tunis, TN	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Cape York Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Athens, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	20 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Syktyvkar, RU	daily rain	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	22 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Woodstock, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Southport 5 N, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Biskra, DZ	daily low min	4.0 C (39.2 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	31 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Tunis, TN	daily low max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	34 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Heber, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Santa Barbara, US	daily low min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Newberry, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Pushmataha, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1923	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	29 years	13 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 65 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 March 1923
Margin	Records
0 to 10	41
10 to 20	1
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	1