Weather Records on 3 March 1947

761 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1947. Highest significance: Warialda Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1947

On 3 March 1947, 761 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 244 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 710 daily.
Warialda Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 3 March 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

761 stations

761 station records on 3 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ramdurg	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raquette Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mudhol	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Triprayar	India	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chowghat	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.3 C (-13.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roy Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

761 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 143, Heaviest daily rainfall 342, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 3 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	143
Heaviest daily rainfall	342
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 3 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 45, daily 710.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

640 broken records

Margins by which the 640 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 351.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1947

Top 20 records on 3 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1947	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	55 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Little Falls City Rsch, US	monthly snowfall	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.1 cm (13.8 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Ramdurg, IN	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Raquette Lake, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Kulasekarapatnam, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Vauxhall, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Rutland, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Coldwater, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Cooperstown, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1947	Salisbury, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	44 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1947. 1947 had 761 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 1947-03-03: 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	587
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1