Weather Records on 5 March 1965

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1965. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 5 March 1965

On 5 March 1965, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
257 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 683 daily.
Freiburg set a daily record snow depth of 18.0 cm (7.1 in) on 5 March 1965.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 5 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Roper River Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenn Dale Bell STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkton 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Linden	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Manan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Hall	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 151, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 5 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	151
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 5 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 27, daily 683.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1965

Top 20 records on 5 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1965	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1965	Carlisle, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1965	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1965	Hagerstown 1E, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	College Park, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Riverton, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Roper River Police, AU	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Glenn Dale Bell STN, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Fredonia, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Schierke, DE	daily snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Lebanon 2W, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Stover, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Ashland, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Clearwater, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Chestertown, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1965	Yale 1 NNW, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	42 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1965. 1965 had 715 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 1965-03-05: 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	536
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2