Weather Records on 5 March 1924

159 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1924. Highest significance: Kingston SE, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1924

On 5 March 1924, 159 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 154 daily.
Kingston SE set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 5 March 1924.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

159 stations

159 station records on 5 March 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Naracoorte	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Penola Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colac Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beachport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cantara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berrybank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pomonal Windy Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Merino (Glenorchy Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carapook (the Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stawell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Merino	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Naracoorte Cave Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boola Boolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milliwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

159 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 March 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 March 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 154.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

140 broken records

Margins by which the 140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1924

Top 20 records on 5 March 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1924	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Nelson, AU	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Naracoorte, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Penola Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Cape Northumberland, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Colac Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Coonalpyn, AU	monthly rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Beachport, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Cantara, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Lucindale Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1924	Springfield 3, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1924	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1924	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1924	Meningie, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1924	Moose Factory, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1924	Louisville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1924	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1924	Willunga, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	26 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 159 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 20	115
20 to 40	21
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1