Weather Records on 5 March 1966

539 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1966. Highest significance: Gettysburg, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1966

On 5 March 1966, 539 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 208 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 517 daily.
Gettysburg set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 5 March 1966.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

539 stations

539 station records on 5 March 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Joliette	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sumter	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Green Rvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal/St-Hubert A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Trona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pee Dee	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malashahibag	India	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apslawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Jerome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaffirband	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

539 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 73, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 5 March 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	73
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 5 March 1966 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

446 broken records

Margins by which the 446 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1966

Top 20 records on 5 March 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1966	Gettysburg, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1966	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	69 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1966	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1966	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Cottonwood 2 E, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Ft Ripley, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Wadena 3 S, US	all-time snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Long Prairie, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	69 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Geneva, US	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Nicolet, CA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Douglas, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Summerville 4W, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	17 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	L'Assomption, CA	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Joliette, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Smoky Falls, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Miles City, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1966	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	59 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

1794 to 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1966. 1966 had 539 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 50	406
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1