Weather Records on 5 March 1925

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1925. Highest significance: Cumbalum (Fairview), AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1925

On 5 March 1925, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
90 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 195 daily.
Cumbalum (Fairview) set a daily record precipitation of 108.5 mm (4.3 in) on 5 March 1925.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 5 March 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongbar (Central Park Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koolool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roros	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenariff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moxee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laidley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gold Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 5 March 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 March 1925 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1925

Top 20 records on 5 March 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1925	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1925	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1925	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Norddal, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Wollongbar (Central Park Drive, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Austin #2, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Crows Nest, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Warra Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1925	Koolool, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	11 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

1794 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1925. 1925 had 198 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	132
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1