Weather Records on 5 March 1942

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1942. Highest significance: Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE.

Key Facts for 5 March 1942

On 5 March 1942, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 241 daily.
Garsebach Bei Meissen set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 5 March 1942.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 5 March 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-5.1 C (22.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Klaarstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 March 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 March 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 241.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

242 broken records

Margins by which the 242 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1942

Top 20 records on 5 March 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1942	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Vestervig, DK	monthly low max	-12.3 C (9.9 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	monthly low max	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Vastervik, SE	monthly low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Nordby (Fano), DK	monthly low max	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Kristianstad, SE	monthly low max	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Karlshamn, SE	monthly low max	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Vanersborg, SE	monthly low min	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1942	Sandvig, DK	monthly low min	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	monthly low max	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	monthly low max	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Husum, DE	monthly low max	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	St. Petersburg, RU	monthly low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Koster (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Skara 1, SE	monthly low max	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1942	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	63 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

1794 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 287 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 50	232
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2