Weather Records on 3 March 1946

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1946. Highest significance: Woodhouse, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1946

On 3 March 1946, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 521 daily.
Woodhouse set an all-time record daily precipitation of 374.7 mm (14.8 in) on 3 March 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 3 March 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	374.7 mm (14.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ellenview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	448.6 mm (17.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clarke River Telecom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ewan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.7 mm (9.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.7 mm (11.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	355.6 mm (14.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waukee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 321, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 3 March 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	321
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 3 March 1946 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 3, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

428 broken records

Margins by which the 428 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1946

Top 20 records on 3 March 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1946	Woodhouse, AU	all-time rain	374.7 mm (14.8 in)	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	29 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1946	Ellenview, AU	all-time rain	448.6 mm (17.7 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1946	Clarke River Telecom, AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Ewan Post Office, AU	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	all-time rain	234.2 mm (9.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Greenvale, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Mingela Post Office, AU	monthly rain	245.1 mm (9.6 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Rookwood, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1946	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	39 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1946. 1946 had 530 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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Data for records on 1946-03-03: 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 50	400
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1