Weather Records on 3 March 1949

266 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1949. Highest significance: Pacific Heights, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1949

On 3 March 1949, 266 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 244 daily.
Pacific Heights set a monthly record daily precipitation of 508.0 mm (20.0 in) on 3 March 1949.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

266 stations

266 station records on 3 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	508.0 mm (20.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boynedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.7 mm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.1 mm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mannersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaville- Mill Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.5 mm (9.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.3 mm (11.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Top Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

266 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1949

Top 20 records on 3 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1949	Pacific Heights, AU	monthly rain	508.0 mm (20.0 in)	274.3 mm (10.8 in)	34 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1949	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	247.7 mm (9.8 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1949	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	monthly rain	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1949	Rivertree (Myall), AU	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1949	Gracemere Russell St, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Westwood Store, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Many Peaks Post Office, AU	monthly rain	253.5 mm (10.0 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Tiaro, AU	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Ungowa Forest Station, AU	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Yaamba, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Windera Creek, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1949	Annanvale, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	26 years	50 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1949. 1949 had 266 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 1949-03-03: 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	184
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3