Weather Records on 5 March 1973

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1973. Highest significance: Mount Molloy Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1973

On 5 March 1973, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
216 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 372 daily.
Mount Molloy Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 248.9 mm (9.8 in) on 5 March 1973.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 5 March 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	334.8 mm (13.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	354.6 mm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zelinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Evelyn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malanda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	427.5 mm (16.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amparo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iguala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rantoul	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nephi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.8 mm (9.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	409.4 mm (16.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirrama Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pereque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kairi Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bowbells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Carlyle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Fidelis (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Francis	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 5 March 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 5 March 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 372.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

293 broken records

Margins by which the 293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1973

Top 20 records on 5 March 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1973	Mount Molloy Post Office, AU	daily rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1973	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	334.8 mm (13.2 in)	196.1 mm (7.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Julatten, AU	monthly rain	344.2 mm (13.6 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	354.6 mm (14.0 in)	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Zelinda, BR	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Evelyn State Forest, AU	daily rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	290.8 mm (11.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Malanda Post Office, AU	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	0 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Mossman Central Mill, AU	monthly rain	427.5 mm (16.8 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Mowbray, AU	all-time rain	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Vine Creek, AU	daily rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Yalwal, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1973	Amparo, BR	monthly rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1973	Reit Im Winkl, DE	daily snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1973	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1973	Koah, AU	daily rain	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	33 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1973. 1973 had 378 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 1973-03-05: 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	278
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1