Weather Records on 5 March 1954

468 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1954. Highest significance: Orillia, CA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1954

On 5 March 1954, 468 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 238 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 449 daily.
Orillia set a monthly record daily snowfall of 52.1 cm (20.5 in) on 5 March 1954.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

468 stations

468 station records on 5 March 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mirtna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eulolo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lammermoor Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moselle Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	72.0 cm (28.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Penola Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	54.0 cm (21.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Arjuna Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

468 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 175, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 63, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 5 March 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	175
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	63
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 5 March 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

392 broken records

Margins by which the 392 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 242.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1954

Top 20 records on 5 March 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1954	Orillia, CA	monthly snowfall	52.1 cm (20.5 in)	24.2 cm (9.5 in)	80 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 1954	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Mirtna, AU	daily rain	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Granada Station, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Ellesmere, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Natchez, US	monthly snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Uanda, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Eulolo Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Morstone Station, AU	all-time rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Selwyn Wrc, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Katandra, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Wooster Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1954	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	38 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

1794 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 468 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	369
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2