Weather Records on 5 March 1976

1,479 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1976. Highest significance: Baldwin, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1976

On 5 March 1976, 1,479 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
653 were record highs and 302 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,428 daily.
Baldwin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.6 mm (2.7 in) on 5 March 1976.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,479 stations

1,479 station records on 5 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Baldwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Evart	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.6 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boromo	Burkina Faso	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Knight L C,Balgowan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ubiracu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Catita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wagenaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murraysburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Voewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay - Buckenbowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Palmietfontein"Knap Draai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.3 mm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,479 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 496, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 182, Heaviest daily rainfall 428, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 5 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	496
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	182
Heaviest daily rainfall	428
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 5 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 50, daily 1,428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,212 broken records

Margins by which the 1,212 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1976

Top 20 records on 5 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1976	Baldwin, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 1976	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1976	Inskip Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	150.6 mm (5.9 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	77 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1976	Illinois City Dam 16, US	monthly rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1976	Hesperia 4 WNW, US	monthly rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1976	Sigourney, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1976	Evart, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1976	Muscatine 2, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Pialba Post Office, AU	daily rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Darlington Wwtp, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	186.6 mm (7.3 in)	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Lucerne, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Boromo, BF	monthly rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Davenport L&D 15, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Collinsville Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.3 mm (6.1 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Harrison 1 NNW, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1976	Loxton (Pol), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	51 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1976. 1976 had 1,479 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 100	1,191
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1