Weather Records on 3 March 1952

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1952. Highest significance: Aligarh, IN.

Key Facts for 3 March 1952

On 3 March 1952, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 288 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 783 daily.
Aligarh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 82.3 mm (3.2 in) on 3 March 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 3 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aligarh	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grant City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagerutari	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alipurduar	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.2 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Serrinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kankey	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santuck	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eskridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randolph	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mocambo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 177, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 111, Heaviest daily rainfall 332, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 3 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	177
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	111
Heaviest daily rainfall	332
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 3 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 25, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1952

Top 20 records on 3 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1952	Aligarh, IN	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1952	Kirksville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Mt Ayr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Sanehighat, IN	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Barra, BR	monthly rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Ashwood, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Yass (Derringullen), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Grant City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Gaston Shoals, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Palmas de Monte Alto, BR	daily rain	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily high max	17.4 C (63.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	125 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Maryville 2E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Silli, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Kaiserganj, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Hudson, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Conception, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1952	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	42 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1952. 1952 had 810 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 1952-03-03: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	651
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1