Weather Records on 5 March 1963

630 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1963. Highest significance: Waterville 2, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1963

On 5 March 1963, 630 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 589 daily.
Waterville 2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 5 March 1963.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

630 stations

630 station records on 5 March 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Kenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Court House	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owensville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coraopolis Neville Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Mechen Dam 13	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz Lock E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marked Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Athens 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Mem Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Acmetonia Lock 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

630 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 5 March 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 5 March 1963 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 38, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1963

Top 20 records on 5 March 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1963	Waterville 2, US	monthly rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1963	Chillicothe, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1963	Cadiz, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Osceola, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	La Rue, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Millersburg, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Murfreesboro 5 N, US	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Washington Dam 19, US	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Stover, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Cambridge St Hospital, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Franklin, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Mc Kenzie, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Hamilton, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Eaton, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Trenton, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1963	Waverly, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1963. 1963 had 630 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 1963-03-05: 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	526
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1