Weather Records on 5 March 1972

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1972. Highest significance: Chilliwack, CA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1972

On 5 March 1972, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 765 daily.
Chilliwack set a daily record precipitation of 111.3 mm (4.4 in) on 5 March 1972.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 5 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Victoria Gonzales Hts	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hope A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mazama 6 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clallam Bay 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rainer Ohanapecosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cataguases	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Doaktown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Erldunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 5 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 5 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 39, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1972

Top 20 records on 5 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1972	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1972	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1972	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1972	Victoria Gonzales Hts, CA	monthly rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1972	Stehekin 4 NW, US	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1972	Hope A, CA	monthly rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1972	Kent, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Princeton A, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Mazama 6 SE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Plain, US	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Spruce, US	daily rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Hermannsburg, AU	monthly rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Idracowra, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Olympia AP, US	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Clallam Bay 1 NNE, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Quanbun Downs, AU	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1972	Rainer Ohanapecosh, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	50 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1972. 1972 had 810 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 1972-03-05: 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 25	558
25 to 50	60
50 to 75	20
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	6
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	3