Weather Records on 5 March 1950

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1950. Highest significance: Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1950

On 5 March 1950, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 522 daily.
Goonumbla (Coradgery) set a daily record precipitation of 75.4 mm (3.0 in) on 5 March 1950.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 5 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seodha(Seondha)	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parksville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Windorah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perthville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Falls Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

408 broken records

Margins by which the 408 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 59.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1950

Top 20 records on 5 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1950	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1950	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Manildra (Hazeldale), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo, AU	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Carcoar (Errowanbang), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Seodha(Seondha), IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Dubbo (Mentone), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Armagh, GB	daily high max	14.3 C (57.7 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Erambie, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Parksville, CA	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Barry, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1950	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1950	Bumberry, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1950	Boorowa Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	47 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

1794 to 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 534 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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Data for records on 1950-03-05: 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 10	331
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	23
30 to 40	9
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	3