Weather Records on 3 March 1936

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1936. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1936

On 3 March 1936, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 256 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 101.6 cm (40.0 in) on 3 March 1936.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 3 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jondarayan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bonshaw (Campbell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dalveen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jandowae Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Port	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boisdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yallaroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 61, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	61
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

216 broken records

Margins by which the 216 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1936

Top 20 records on 3 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1936	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Rivertree (Myall), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Oakey Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Jondarayan Station, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1936	Eulolo Station, AU	all-time rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Terrick Terrick Stud, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Bonshaw (Campbell St), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Mount Playfair, AU	monthly rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	41 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1936	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1936. 1936 had 265 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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Data for records on 1936-03-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	209
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	3