Weather Records on 3 March 1978

1,504 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1978. Highest significance: Narandiba, BR.

Key Facts for 3 March 1978

On 3 March 1978, 1,504 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 420 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 144 monthly and 1,352 daily.
Narandiba set an all-time record daily precipitation of 382.6 mm (15.1 in) on 3 March 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,504 stations

1,504 station records on 3 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	382.6 mm (15.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Timpanogos Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meteghan River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Phillips Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Green Mt Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Rito	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Varpa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandia Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaston Shoals	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salto Do Itarare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Andira Anell/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,504 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 263, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 331, Heaviest daily snowfall 237, Deepest snow cover 371.

Records on 3 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	263
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	331
Heaviest daily snowfall	237
Deepest snow cover	371

Records on 3 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 144, daily 1,352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,130 broken records

Margins by which the 1,130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1978

Top 20 records on 3 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1978	Narandiba, BR	all-time rain	382.6 mm (15.1 in)	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1978	Eureka, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo), BR	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Elgin Water, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Marengo, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Ann Arbor U of Mich, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Timpanogos Cave, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Horton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Tejupa, BR	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc), BR	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Meteghan River, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Tiffin, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Upper Sandusky, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Aberdeen Phillips Fld, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Green Mt Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	El Rito, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1978	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	104 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

1804 to 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1978. 1978 had 1,504 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 March 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,039
100 to 200	76
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1