Weather Records on 5 March 1939

628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1939. Highest significance: Bellbrook (East Street), AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1939

On 5 March 1939, 628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 188 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 616 daily.
Bellbrook (East Street) set a daily record precipitation of 158.8 mm (6.3 in) on 5 March 1939.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

628 stations

628 station records on 5 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Girardeau	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lochinvar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Olaa 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Horseshoe Ranges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murwillumbah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebudgera Guineas Creek Roa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waiopai Rch 256	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

628 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 121, Heaviest daily rainfall 201, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	121
Heaviest daily rainfall	201
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 616.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

497 broken records

Margins by which the 497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1939

Top 20 records on 5 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1939	Bellbrook (East Street), AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Sikeston, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Evansville Ft Court STN, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Cape Girardeau, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Woodview, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Lochinvar, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Irvington, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Taylorsville 2SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	242.6 mm (9.6 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Golconda River, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Paducah, US	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Cairo River, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Olaa 92, US	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Mammoth Spring, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Horseshoe Ranges, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1939	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	5 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1939. 1939 had 628 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 100	490
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1