Weather Records on 3 March 1938

455 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1938. Highest significance: Tustervatnet, NO.

Key Facts for 3 March 1938

On 3 March 1938, 455 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 418 daily.
Tustervatnet set a daily record precipitation of 47.6 mm (1.9 in) on 3 March 1938.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

455 stations

455 station records on 3 March 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Durango	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Factory	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

455 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 March 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 March 1938 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 37, daily 418.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1938

Top 20 records on 3 March 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1938	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Redlands, US	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Tustin Irvine Rch, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	St George, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Toronto, CA	monthly low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Kapskarmo, NO	monthly rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Mill Creek 2, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Durango, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	McGill, US	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Needles, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Visalia, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Moose Factory, CA	monthly low max	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Ottawa Cda, CA	monthly low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Bathurst, CA	monthly low max	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Grafton, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1938	Chatham, CA	monthly low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1938	Saint John, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	50 years	34 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1938. 1938 had 455 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	361
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1