Weather Records on 3 March 1951

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1951. Highest significance: New Westminster, CA.

Key Facts for 3 March 1951

On 3 March 1951, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
224 were record highs and 386 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 935 daily.
New Westminster set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 3 March 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 3 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nord-Rana	Norway	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tromso	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hornepayne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wausau Record Herald	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 167, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 135, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 3 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	167
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	135
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 3 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 68, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

824 broken records

Margins by which the 824 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1951

Top 20 records on 3 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1951	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Beiarn, NO	monthly rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Nord-Rana, NO	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	2 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Horton, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Grand Marais, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Caledonia, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Brookings 2 NE, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Tromso, NO	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Drevja, NO	all-time rain	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Prentice #2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	New Hazelton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Atikokan Cli, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Hornepayne, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Ioco Refinery, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1951	Wausau Record Herald, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	41 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1951. 1951 had 1,006 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 1951-03-03: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1951
Margin	Records
0 to 100	795
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1