Weather Records on 3 March 1931

259 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1931. Highest significance: Hamilton (Uralla), AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1931

On 3 March 1931, 259 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 248 daily.
Hamilton (Uralla) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 3 March 1931.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

259 stations

259 station records on 3 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mathinna (Fingal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Ratho)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frankford (Rossville)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waimea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoshiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rupar	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kassuli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ormley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

259 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 March 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 10, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1931

Top 20 records on 3 March 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1931	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Kilmore Assumption College, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	monthly rain	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Mathinna (Fingal Road), AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Tungamah, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Deloraine (Athol), AU	monthly rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Fingal (Legge Street), AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Goulds Country Post Office, AU	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Bothwell (Ratho), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Ocala, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Frankford (Rossville), AU	monthly rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Campbell Town (Quorn Hall), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	St Helens Post Office, AU	all-time rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Yalgogrin North (Roloma), AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Rennie (Pine View), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Low Head (Comparison), AU	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1931	Scottsdale, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1931. 1931 had 259 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 25	213
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1