Weather Records on 5 March 1944

485 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1944. Highest significance: Tiruttani, IN.

Key Facts for 5 March 1944

On 5 March 1944, 485 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 460 daily.
Tiruttani set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.5 mm (6.9 in) on 5 March 1944.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

485 stations

485 station records on 5 March 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tiruttani	India	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Satyavedu	India	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arkonam	India	Record daily precipitation	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Chitvel	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atmakur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kanigiri	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Podili(Podile)	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Frazerpet	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kodumudi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvallur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ponneri	India	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kandukur	India	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vellore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darsi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Udayagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sholingur	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tada	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palamner	India	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirupati	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osijek	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princesa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sullurpet	India	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ennore Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chandragiri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vayalpad	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gingee	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Srivilliputhur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cuddalore	India	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

485 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 5 March 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 5 March 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 460.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

429 broken records

Margins by which the 429 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1944

Top 20 records on 5 March 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1944	Tiruttani, IN	monthly rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1944	Pakala, IN	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1944	Pakala, IN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Satyavedu, IN	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Arkonam, IN	monthly rain	159.5 mm (6.3 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Kalahasti, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Chitvel, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Atmakur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Kanigiri, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Podili(Podile), IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Ongole, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Frazerpet, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Kodumudi, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Tiruvallur, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Saidapet, IN	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Puttur, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Ponneri, IN	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Venkatagiri, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1944	Kandukur, IN	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	54 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1944. 1944 had 485 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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Data for records on 1944-03-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	423
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1