Weather Records on 3 March 1975

534 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1975. Highest significance: Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1975

On 3 March 1975, 534 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 527 daily.
Old Noarlunga Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 25.0 mm (1.0 in) on 3 March 1975.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

534 stations

534 station records on 3 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Borzomi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keg River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Syr-Darja	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bonalbo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rabbit Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pendzhikent	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guzar	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yarlerweelor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charvak	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Broadwater Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Luzia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sapulpa 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eads	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kasane	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

534 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

449 broken records

Margins by which the 449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1975

Top 20 records on 3 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1975	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Borzomi, GE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Lakenvlei, ZA	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Judal Station, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Keg River, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Syr-Darja, UZ	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Bonalbo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Rabbit Lake, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Brakboschpoort, ZA	daily rain	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Pendzhikent, TJ	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Guzar, UZ	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Yarlerweelor, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Taipu, BR	monthly rain	150.8 mm (5.9 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1975	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	85 years	37 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1975. 1975 had 534 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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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 20	407
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1