Weather Records on 5 March 1948

946 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1948. Highest significance: Hays 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1948

On 5 March 1948, 946 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 626 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 103 monthly and 838 daily.
Hays 1 S set an all-time record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 5 March 1948.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

946 stations

946 station records on 5 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskrans	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Altamura	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradis 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

946 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 264, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 362, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 59.

Records on 5 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	264
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	362
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	59

Records on 5 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 103, daily 838.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

792 broken records

Margins by which the 792 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

5 March 1948

Top 20 records on 5 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1948	Hays 1 S, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1948	New Orleans Audubon, US	monthly rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Spitskrans, ZA	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BR	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Houma, US	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Altamura, ZA	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Ocala, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Paradis 7 S, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Taos, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Windsor Kings College, CA	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Porto Real Do Colegio, BR	daily rain	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Hanover (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1948	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 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

1794 to 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 946 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 50	734
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1