Weather Records on 3 March 1940

300 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1940. Highest significance: Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 March 1940

On 3 March 1940, 300 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 292 daily.
Dordrecht - Tnk 14 set a daily record precipitation of 55.1 mm (2.2 in) on 3 March 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

300 stations

300 station records on 3 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington City Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Sus Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colebrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lanka	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Veta Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Hill 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield Elmwood Av	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aspen Grove Rch 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

300 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 212, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	212
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 292.

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 216.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1940

Top 20 records on 3 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1940	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Falmouth, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Williamstown, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Espanola, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Leitchfield 2 N, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Bucyrus, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Markland Dam 39, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Santa Fe, US	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Wilmington City Hall, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Hopkinsville, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Truchas, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Cincinnati Sus Brg, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1940	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	42 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1940. 1940 had 300 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	254
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1