Weather Records on 5 March 1952

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1952. Highest significance: Trenton Falls, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1952

On 5 March 1952, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 337 daily.
Trenton Falls set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 5 March 1952.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 5 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dolgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls Mill St	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lambton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bainbridge 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hoffmeister 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inskip Inn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
East Angus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rio de Contas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maniwaki 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kipawa Laniel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dibrugarh Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	221.0 cm (87.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edgerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 5 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 5 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1952

Top 20 records on 5 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1952	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Chazy, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Dolgeville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Little Falls Mill St, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Lambton, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Glenns Ferry, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Bainbridge 2 E, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Chazy, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1952	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	St Tite, CA	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	Hoffmeister 3 W, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	New Berlin, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	St Tite, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	Kremsmuenster, AT	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	Barrage Temiscamingue, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	Baia Mare, RO	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	52 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	Ft Valley, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	Galva, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1952	Middleboro, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	52 years	30 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 347 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 1952-03-05: 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 100	272
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1