Weather Records on 5 March 1957

479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1957. Highest significance: Gloucester Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1957

On 5 March 1957, 479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 465 daily.
Gloucester Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 5 March 1957.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

479 stations

479 station records on 5 March 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jaipur Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ballabgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Krambach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Etmadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Baseri	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gopalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baturite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wingham (Lanark Close)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shahjahanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valapady	India	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrington (Oxley Anchorage Ca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bhiwani	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalesar	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Broadlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maandagshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kangayam	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

479 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 March 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 March 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 14, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1957

Top 20 records on 5 March 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1957	Gloucester Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1957	Jaipur Obsy Sr, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1957	Cundletown Post Office, AU	monthly rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Ballabgarh, IN	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Sahaswan, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Aliganj, IN	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Krambach Post Office, AU	daily rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Ambah, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Etmadpur, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Ibicua, BR	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Piranhas (Marechal Floriano), BR	daily rain	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Hindaun, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Baseri, IN	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Gopalpur, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Sadabad, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Robertsganj, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1957	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	40 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 479 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 1957-03-05: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	363
20 to 40	47
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1