Weather Records on 5 March 1960

2,228 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1960. Highest significance: Effingham 3SW, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1960

On 5 March 1960, 2,228 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 1,795 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 362 monthly and 1,856 daily.
Effingham 3SW set a daily record snow depth of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 5 March 1960.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 March 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.3 mm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,228 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 950, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 845, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 215.

Records on 5 March 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	950
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	845
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	215

Records on 5 March 1960 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 362, daily 1,856.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,919 broken records

Margins by which the 1,919 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1960

Top 20 records on 5 March 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1960	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1960	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1960	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1960	Collegeville St Joe AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1960	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1960	Columbia 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Hemlock, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Kljuchi, RU	monthly rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Minonk, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Pana, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Lillooet, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Aledo, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1960	Fayette, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	13 years	48 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1960. 1960 had 2,228 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	1,763
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	26
200 to 250	13
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	3