Weather Records on 3 March 1935

248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1935. Highest significance: Harvey Creek Railway STN, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1935

On 3 March 1935, 248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
144 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 245 daily.
Harvey Creek Railway STN set a daily record precipitation of 501.7 mm (19.8 in) on 3 March 1935.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 525 records.

Record Map

248 stations

248 station records on 3 March 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harvey Creek Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	501.7 mm (19.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabah Comm Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

248 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 March 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 March 1935 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

195 broken records

Margins by which the 195 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 348.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1935

Top 20 records on 3 March 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1935	Harvey Creek Railway STN, AU	daily rain	501.7 mm (19.8 in)	348.8 mm (13.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1935	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1935	Oracle, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1935	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	El Cajon 2 E, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Laramie, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Alliance 1WNW, US	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	24 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Kottayam P.W.D, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Pinal Rch, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	13 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Fayette, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Enid, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Yarrabah Comm Council, AU	daily rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Port Said, EG	daily high max	28.0 C (82.4 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Silverton, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Henichesk, UA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1935	Laramie, US	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1935. 1935 had 248 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 50	184
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1