Weather Records on 5 March 1928

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1928. Highest significance: Lakefield, CA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1928

On 5 March 1928, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 64 daily.
Lakefield set an all-time record daily snowfall of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 5 March 1928.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 5 March 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Georges	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.6 C (-8.7 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.7 C (101.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Abitibi Post	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 March 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 March 1928 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 2, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

56 broken records

Margins by which the 56 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1928

Top 20 records on 5 March 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1928	Lakefield, CA	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1928	Lakefield, CA	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1928	St Georges, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1928	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1928	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	256.5 mm (10.1 in)	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	all-time rain	231.6 mm (9.1 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Atyrau, KZ	monthly low min	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Ft Bidwell, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	55 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	St Georges, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Teriberka, RU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	30 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high min	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	7.4 C (13.3 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily low max	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	9 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1928	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	27 years	14 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 68 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	48
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1