Weather Records on 3 March 1948

449 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1948. Highest significance: Aurora Water, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1948

On 3 March 1948, 449 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 422 daily.
Aurora Water set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 3 March 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

449 stations

449 station records on 3 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itapipoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stewart	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mallow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

449 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 3 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 3 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 26, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1948

Top 20 records on 3 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1948	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Rockford, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Two Buttes, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Alapaha Exp STN, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Houma, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Schriever, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Waterloo, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Holbrook, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Watertown Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Koster (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1948	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	38 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1948. 1948 had 449 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 50	305
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2