Weather Records on 5 March 1959

749 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1959. Highest significance: Macorna, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1959

On 5 March 1959, 749 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 715 daily.
Macorna set an all-time record daily precipitation of 125.5 mm (4.9 in) on 5 March 1959.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

749 stations

749 station records on 5 March 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mincha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sherkawan	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darbys Falls (Riverslea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo (Windermere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murringo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caplinger Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Maude Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

749 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 523, Heaviest daily snowfall 95, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 5 March 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	523
Heaviest daily snowfall	95
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 5 March 1959 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 28, daily 715.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1959

Top 20 records on 5 March 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1959	Macorna, AU	all-time rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Cobargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	77 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Washington, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	65 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Fairlight Station, AU	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Wagoner, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1959	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	all-time rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Mincha, AU	all-time rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Sherkawan, IN	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1959	Darbys Falls (Riverslea), AU	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	55 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 749 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 1959-03-05: 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 50	610
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1