Weather Records on 3 March 1959

360 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1959. Highest significance: Mangaldai, IN.

Key Facts for 3 March 1959

On 3 March 1959, 360 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 355 daily.
Mangaldai set a monthly record daily precipitation of 127.3 mm (5.0 in) on 3 March 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

360 stations

360 station records on 3 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mangaldai	India	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mologa Fine View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Booroorban (Ramsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caron	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emgcewe (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gaylord	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daysdale (Dennison Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dewan	India	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rainbow (Pella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

360 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 355.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1959

Top 20 records on 3 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1959	Mangaldai, IN	monthly rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1959	Royal Observatory, ZA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Corop, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Kolosib, IN	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Drummartin, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Boolcarrol, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Coonamble (Warrana), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Cape Town Fire Station, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Mologa Fine View, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Putbus, DE	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	88 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	The Rock (Bullenbong), AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Gurley (Glenroy), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Booroorban (Ramsay), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1959	Chadron 3SW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	63 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1959. 1959 had 360 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 20	273
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1