Weather Records on 3 March 1961

650 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1961. Highest significance: Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1961

On 3 March 1961, 650 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
379 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 642 daily.
Cathcart (Old Post Office) set a daily record precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 3 March 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

650 stations

650 station records on 3 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Lake 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burwood East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traralgon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derdekraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minderoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.3 mm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.7 C (69.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

650 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 176, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	176
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 5, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 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

3 March 1961

Top 20 records on 3 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1961	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1961	Bindi, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1961	Orbost (Comparison), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Halflong Obsy, IN	daily rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Sardine Creek, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Genoa, AU	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Cedaredge, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Acude Cedro, BR	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Mardie, AU	daily rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Toronto, CA	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Paynesville, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Bonang, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Potchefstroom;Braksp, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Clydebank, AU	monthly rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1961	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	58 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

1804 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1961. 1961 had 650 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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Data for records on 1961-03-03: 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	466
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	6
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1