Weather Records on 5 March 1977

812 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1977. Highest significance: Bloukrans (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1977

On 5 March 1977, 812 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 790 daily.
Bloukrans (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 107.2 mm (4.2 in) on 5 March 1977.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

812 stations

812 station records on 5 March 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wooroolin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Don	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Matiwa (B0S)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kresgeville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clocolan (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Neverset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Groenvlei (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Searsburg STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Belo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Santo Antonio de Russas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whitingham 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithers A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaalplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Garrawilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Duarte (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mairipora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

812 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 126, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 March 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	126
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 March 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 790.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

724 broken records

Margins by which the 724 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 1977

Top 20 records on 5 March 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1977	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1977	Mullaley (Goolhi), AU	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	97 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1977	Wooroolin Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Perola Park, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Cape Don, AU	daily rain	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Capivari, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Long Pond Pocono Lake, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Tamaqua, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Santa Isabel, BR	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Boonton 1 SE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	University of Queensland Gatto, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Beavertown 1 NE, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Morven Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Matiwa (B0S), ZA	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Kresgeville 2 W, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Augathella Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1977	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	45 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1977. 1977 had 812 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 1977-03-05: 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	695
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1