Weather Records on 5 March 1951

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1951. Highest significance: Cascadia, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1951

On 5 March 1951, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 370 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 146 monthly and 495 daily.
Cascadia set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 5 March 1951.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 5 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cascadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crofton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Leribe	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tranquille	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Westwold	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Arm	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vananda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steveston	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tappen	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lacombe Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kaimuki 715	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 248, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 122, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 5 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	248
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	122
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 5 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 146, daily 495.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1951

Top 20 records on 5 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1951	Cascadia, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Crofton, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Nanaimo, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Leribe, LS	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Estacada 2 SE, US	monthly snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	35 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Lake Yellowstone, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Nanaimo, CA	monthly low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Hollister, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Ioco Refinery, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Republic, US	monthly rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Mc Minnville, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Belle Isle, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Tranquille, CA	monthly low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Westwold, CA	monthly low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Hubbard, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1951	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	16 years	38 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 644 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	479
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2