Weather Records on 5 March 1969

338 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1969. Highest significance: Austin #2, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1969

On 5 March 1969, 338 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 321 daily.
Austin #2 set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 5 March 1969.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

338 stations

338 station records on 5 March 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maracanau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shuswap Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adaven	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hereford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cream Hill	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koolpinyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitio Dos Moreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	111.0 cm (43.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Canby	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baker Kbkr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tatui-Ia 0E4-034	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Friona	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Follett	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Porcos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.4 C (-58.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record snow depth	365.8 cm (144.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Victor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Round Grove	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

338 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 5 March 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 5 March 1969 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 321.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

277 broken records

Margins by which the 277 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 966.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1969

Top 20 records on 5 March 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1969	Austin #2, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Maracanau, BR	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	259.3 mm (10.2 in)	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Shuswap Falls, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Conconully, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Adaven, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Victor 4 N, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Napoleon, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Palisade, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	50 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Linton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Hereford, US	daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Alton, US	daily snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1969	Melrose, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1969	Tropic, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1969	Cream Hill, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 338 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 200	258
200 to 400	14
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1