Weather Records on 5 March 1947

428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1947. Highest significance: Gormandale East, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1947

On 5 March 1947, 428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 402 daily.
Gormandale East set an all-time record daily precipitation of 204.0 mm (8.0 in) on 5 March 1947.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

428 stations

428 station records on 5 March 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gormandale East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Heyfield State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Umerkhed	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woods Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maffra Forestry Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moe Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yinnar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg Cape (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Braeside 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aldivaloch (Budgeree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budgeree East (Claremont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Havre Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pattanamphitta	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Korrelocking Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bullardoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfeldy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

428 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 5 March 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 5 March 1947 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

359 broken records

Margins by which the 359 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1947

Top 20 records on 5 March 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1947	Gormandale East, AU	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1947	Heyfield State School, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Umerkhed, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Woods Point, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Maffra Shire Hall, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Maffra Forestry Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Moe Gippsland Water, AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Morwell (Mail Centre), AU	all-time rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Walhalla, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Yinnar, AU	monthly rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Columbia Wb City, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Jondaryan Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Heidelberg Cape (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Roby, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1947	Tenindewa, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1947	Braeside 1, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1947	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	34 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1947. 1947 had 428 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 20	298
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1