Weather Records on 5 March 1926

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1926. Highest significance: Tafelberg Hall, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1926

On 5 March 1926, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 227 daily.
Tafelberg Hall set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 5 March 1926.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 5 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 32, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	32
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 227.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

191 broken records

Margins by which the 191 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1926

Top 20 records on 5 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1926	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Lucknow, CA	monthly low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Petoskey, US	monthly low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Grayling, US	monthly low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Franklin 3 NW, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Burlington, US	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Saint Leo, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Schriever, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	monthly low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Weimar, DE	monthly snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Chatillon-Sur-Seine, FR	daily rain	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	St Ignace, US	monthly low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Millport 4 NE, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1926	Saegerstown, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	20 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 240 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 5	167
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	2
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	0
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1