Weather Records on 3 March 1929

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1929. Highest significance: Praha-Klementinum, CZ.

Key Facts for 3 March 1929

On 3 March 1929, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 153 daily.
Praha-Klementinum set a daily record low minimum temperature of -21.2 C (-6.2 F) on 3 March 1929.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 3 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buangor 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Farmersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 153.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1929

Top 20 records on 3 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1929	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily low min	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	143 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1929	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1929	Drobeta Turnu Severin, RO	monthly low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.0 C (12.6 F)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1929	Cottbus, DE	daily low min	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	9.6 C (17.3 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1929	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	monthly low min	-20.3 C (-4.5 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Uman, UA	monthly low min	-28.7 C (-19.7 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	39 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Wien, AT	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Marshalltown, US	monthly snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly low min	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Graz, AT	monthly low min	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	daily low min	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	40 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Bamberg, DE	monthly low min	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Calarasi, RO	monthly low min	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Pocahontas 1, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1929	Algona, US	monthly snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 years	25 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

1804 to 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1929. 1929 had 173 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 100	136
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1