Weather Records on 5 March 1943

692 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1943. Highest significance: Crested Butte, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1943

On 5 March 1943, 692 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 386 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 667 daily.
Crested Butte set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 5 March 1943.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

692 stations

692 station records on 5 March 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bikrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rpf 477 Mile	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Margherita	India	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	219.0 cm (86.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pitkin	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silchar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

692 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 203, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 5 March 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	203
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 5 March 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 667.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

563 broken records

Margins by which the 563 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1943

Top 20 records on 5 March 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1943	Crested Butte, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18.3 C (32.9 F)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Clifton, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	10 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Tijeras Rs, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Crested Butte, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Porthill, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Leeukop, ZA	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Roebuck Plains, AU	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Hamilton, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1943	Bikrampur, IN	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1943	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1943	Independence, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1943	Haugan 1 W, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1943	Rpf 477 Mile, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1943	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	32 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 692 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	551
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1