Weather Records on 3 March 1953

668 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1953. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1953

On 3 March 1953, 668 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 644 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 68.8 mm (2.7 in) on 3 March 1953.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

668 stations

668 station records on 3 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gohpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis St Louis UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

668 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 278, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 3 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	278
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 3 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

548 broken records

Margins by which the 548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1953

Top 20 records on 3 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1953	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Stratford, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	St Thomas, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Sekoni, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Palestine, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Barrie, CA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Gohpur, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Ft Wayne Maumee, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Harrow Cda, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Trenton Ont Hydro, CA	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Whitestown, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Bedetti(Behali), IN	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1953	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	53 years	43 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1953. 1953 had 668 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 1953-03-03: 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 25	465
25 to 50	51
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1