Weather Records on 5 March 1953

184 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1953. Highest significance: Beiarn, NO.

Key Facts for 5 March 1953

On 5 March 1953, 184 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 180 daily.
Beiarn set a daily record precipitation of 58.1 mm (2.3 in) on 5 March 1953.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 483 records.

Record Map

184 stations

184 station records on 5 March 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mildred	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hedley	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppuvanam	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda #1 332	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

184 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 35, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 5 March 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	35
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 5 March 1953 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 180.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1953

Top 20 records on 5 March 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1953	Beiarn, NO	daily rain	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1953	St John's, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	56 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Lexington 3E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Haleakala Rch 432, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	71 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Stillwater, CA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Jamestown, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Patacharkuchi, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Zharkent, KZ	daily high min	3.7 C (38.7 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	58 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Medicine Hat A, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	55 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Polis, CY	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	35 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Riva, IT	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	65 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Pondooma Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Armour, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Lakeside, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1953	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	46 years	25 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1953. 1953 had 184 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	129
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1