Weather Records on 5 March 1961

834 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1961. Highest significance: Kentani (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1961

On 5 March 1961, 834 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
542 were record highs and 25 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 826 daily.
Kentani (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 5 March 1961.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

834 stations

834 station records on 5 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klimpfjall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cowles	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lead Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pender Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport News Press Bld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort C/K	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Coke (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

834 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 163, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 5 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	163
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 5 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 826.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1961

Top 20 records on 5 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1961	Kentani (Bos), ZA	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Gaddede, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Klimpfjall, SE	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Mt Carroll, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Minocqua, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Shawnigan Lake, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Harrison, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Nashville 1 E, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Kapskarmo, NO	daily rain	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Granta, ZA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	James Island, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Alfred, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Binghamton Wb City, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1961	Boulia Airport, AU	daily low min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	66 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1961	Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	58 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1961	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1961	Pocahontas 1, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 834 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 20	598
20 to 40	37
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	9
120 to 140	1