Weather Records on 3 March 1932

279 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1932. Highest significance: Townsville Pilot Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1932

On 3 March 1932, 279 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 276 daily.
Townsville Pilot Station set a daily record precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 3 March 1932.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

279 stations

279 station records on 3 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tanjavur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Murrumbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Willurah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trida (Cogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leichardt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
The Meadows Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mossgiel (Moolbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pesaro	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Kergunyah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yandoit (Spring Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ust Tzilma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

279 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 55, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	55
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 276.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

220 broken records

Margins by which the 220 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1932

Top 20 records on 3 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1932	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1932	Ingham Post Office, AU	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1932	Tanjavur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1932	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Mannargudi, IN	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Blanco, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Brenham, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Kerrville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Lyndhurst Station, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Llano, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Caruthersville, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Luling, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Merrowie North, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1932	Camp Crook, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 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

1804 to 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1932. 1932 had 279 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 20	204
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1