Weather Records on 5 March 1962

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1962. Highest significance: Farmville, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1962

On 5 March 1962, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 462 daily.
Farmville set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 5 March 1962.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 5 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Meja	India	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ambala	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ambala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Etawah	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bironkhol	India	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kharar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mawana	India	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Patiala Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jeoli Jansath	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nakur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Najibabad	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Batala	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barerakalan	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bhainswal	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palampur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dadahor	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dhampur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Padrauna	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khandhla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jullundar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 5 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 5 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1962

Top 20 records on 5 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1962	Farmville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1962	Meja, IN	monthly rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1962	Harpur, IN	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1962	Ambala, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Ambala Obsy, IN	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Etawah, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Bironkhol, IN	daily rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Paliganj, IN	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Nawanshahr, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	New Canton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Okhimath, IN	daily rain	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Kharar, IN	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Samrala, IN	monthly rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Mawana, IN	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Patiala Obsy, IN	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Jeoli Jansath, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1962	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	47 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 491 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 1962-03-05: 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 100	384
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1