Weather Records on 3 March 1950

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1950. Highest significance: Seattle Urban Site, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1950

On 3 March 1950, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 487 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 154 monthly and 625 daily.
Seattle Urban Site set a daily record precipitation of 54.1 mm (2.1 in) on 3 March 1950.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 3 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vashon Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Bridgton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tamboril	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 263, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 224, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	263
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	224
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 154, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

650 broken records

Margins by which the 650 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1950

Top 20 records on 3 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1950	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Vashon Island, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Hope Little Mountain, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Forks 1 E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Portland Rfc City, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Quebec, CA	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Montreal McGill, CA	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Rockport 1 ESE, US	monthly low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Bancroft, CA	monthly low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	North Bridgton, US	monthly low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Saint Johnsbury, US	monthly low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1950	Vergemont, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1950	Tamboril, BR	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1950	Lowville, US	monthly low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	48 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

1804 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1950. 1950 had 780 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 20	600
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1