Weather Records on 5 March 1934

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1934. Highest significance: Fort Macleod, CA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1934

On 5 March 1934, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 342 daily.
Fort Macleod set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 5 March 1934.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 5 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakani (Rallai)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehabad	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odessa	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fatehpur Sikri	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gird	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Shivpuri	India	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Amherst	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 180, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 7.

Records on 5 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	180
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 342.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

270 broken records

Margins by which the 270 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1934

Top 20 records on 5 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1934	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1934	Kamloops, CA	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1934	Bakani (Rallai), IN	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1934	Nelson, CA	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Norwalk, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Tylden "Tulden", ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Clearbrook, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Kelowna, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Waterbury, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Fall River, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Newton, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Fort Macleod, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Boras, SE	monthly rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Ulricehamn, SE	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Kelowna, CA	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Nelson, CA	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1934	Agra, IN	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	32 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

1794 to 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 347 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	262
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1