Weather Records on 3 March 1969

395 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1969. Highest significance: Potgietersrus, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 March 1969

On 3 March 1969, 395 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 362 daily.
Potgietersrus set a daily record precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 3 March 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

395 stations

395 station records on 3 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
South Egremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Geary	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anadarko 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Panhandle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacampari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vastrap	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenham	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waurika	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

395 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 125, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 3 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	125
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 3 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 26, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

348 broken records

Margins by which the 348 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1969

Top 20 records on 3 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1969	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1969	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	159.8 mm (6.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Sussex 1 NW, US	monthly snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Quakertown, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	18 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Wenatchee, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Newton, US	monthly snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Fremont 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	South Egremont, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Weatherford, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Cordell, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Erick, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Hollis 5E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Orderville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1969	Geary, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	45 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1969. 1969 had 395 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 1969-03-03: 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 200	331
200 to 400	13
400 to 600	3
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1