Weather Records on 3 March 1965

835 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1965. Highest significance: Lichtentanne, DE.

Key Facts for 3 March 1965

On 3 March 1965, 835 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
165 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 106 monthly and 724 daily.
Lichtentanne set an all-time record snow depth of 80.0 cm (31.5 in) on 3 March 1965.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

835 stations

835 station records on 3 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dhuti	India	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dialville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crownpoint	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

835 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 250, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 3 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	250
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 3 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 106, daily 724.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1965

Top 20 records on 3 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1965	Lichtentanne, DE	all-time snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	9 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1965	Georgetown, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Bad Blankenburg, DE	monthly snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	75 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Pine Bluff, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Kerrville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Kerrville, US	monthly snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Jonkoping, SE	daily low min	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Oxford, GB	daily low max	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Fredericksburg, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Lindenberg, DE	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	San Marcos, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Greiz-Dolau, DE	monthly snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	all-time snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Ft Ripley, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Hewitt, US	monthly snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Plauen, DE	monthly snow depth	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	89 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1965	Parry Sound, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	38 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1965. 1965 had 835 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 1965-03-03: 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 50	609
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1