Weather Records on 5 March 1929

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1929. Highest significance: Athens, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1929

On 5 March 1929, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 236 daily.
Athens set a daily record precipitation of 110.7 mm (4.4 in) on 5 March 1929.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 5 March 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clemson UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record snow depth	215.9 cm (85.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cathcart	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Centre Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunedin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 65, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 5 March 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	65
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 5 March 1929 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 236.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

205 broken records

Margins by which the 205 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1929

Top 20 records on 5 March 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1929	Athens, US	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Carlton Brg, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Macon, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Waterloo, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Augusta, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Toccoa, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Calhoun Falls, US	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Ida, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Clemson UNIV, US	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Greiz-Dolau, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1929	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1929	Marshalltown, US	daily snow depth	215.9 cm (85.0 in)	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1929	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1929	Edenton, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1929	Cathcart, ZA	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	30 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 247 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 200	202
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1