Weather Records on 5 March 1932

320 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1932. Highest significance: Princeton, CA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1932

On 5 March 1932, 320 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 308 daily.
Princeton set a monthly record daily precipitation of 31.8 mm (1.3 in) on 5 March 1932.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

320 stations

320 station records on 5 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Helena Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ambasamudram	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranqubar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

320 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 104, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 5 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	104
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 5 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 308.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1932

Top 20 records on 5 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1932	Princeton, CA	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1932	Princeton, CA	monthly snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1932	Great Falls 16St, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1932	Astoria, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1932	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1932	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1932	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1932	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Ladner, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Kerrville, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Helena Wb City, US	monthly snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Colville, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	2 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Sviland, NO	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	30 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1932	Granite Reef Dam, US	monthly low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	26 years	24 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1932. 1932 had 320 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	225
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1