Weather Records on 3 March 1954

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1954. Highest significance: Watseka Public Works, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1954

On 3 March 1954, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 470 daily.
Watseka Public Works set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 3 March 1954.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 3 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carcross	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wayne	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orangeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leamington	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Likatlong	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Salle Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sarnia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Narangba Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 81, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	81
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

388 broken records

Margins by which the 388 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1954

Top 20 records on 3 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1954	Watseka Public Works, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Carcross, CA	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Adrian 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Whiting, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Hillsdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Morris 1NW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Holland Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	S Bend AP, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Pontiac, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1954	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	36 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1954. 1954 had 480 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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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	334
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1