Weather Records on 3 March 1945

649 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1945. Highest significance: Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 March 1945

On 3 March 1945, 649 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
285 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 635 daily.
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem) set a daily record precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 3 March 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

649 stations

649 station records on 3 March 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mexia	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ramban	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rietbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Okolona	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denison Hwy 60 Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellenview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rienzi	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klintonel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

649 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 173, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 272, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 March 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	173
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	272
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 March 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 635.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

535 broken records

Margins by which the 535 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1945

Top 20 records on 3 March 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1945	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Minden, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Springkell, ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Mexia, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Jhb-Norwood, ZA	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	New Market, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Overdene, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Jhb-Vrededorp, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Jefferson, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Kestell (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1945	Vlaklaagte, ZA	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	42 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

1804 to 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1945. 1945 had 649 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 25	464
25 to 50	49
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1