Weather Records on 5 March 1949

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1949. Highest significance: Mount Browne, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1949

On 5 March 1949, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 352 daily.
Mount Browne set a monthly record daily precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 5 March 1949.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 5 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Browne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Rudrapur/Kitchha	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Natue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Birdsville Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Belmont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quinyambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Mapoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Noccundra Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Olive Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Sturts Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hay (Toogimbie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 24, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

290 broken records

Margins by which the 290 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1949

Top 20 records on 5 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1949	Mount Browne, AU	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1949	Rudrapur/Kitchha, IN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1949	Albilbah, AU	monthly rain	175.3 mm (6.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Natue, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Comongin North, AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Maranguape, BR	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Tibooburra (Onepah), AU	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Hay (Miller Street), AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Hay (Corrong), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Emmet Downs, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Cordillo Downs, AU	all-time rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Birdsville Police Station, AU	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Booligal (Belmont), AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Benfontein, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1949	Juanbung, AU	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	42 years	37 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1949. 1949 had 378 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	276
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2