Weather Records on 3 March 1979

1,037 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1979. Highest significance: Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1979

On 3 March 1979, 1,037 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 994 daily.
Mount Fairy (Merigan) set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 March 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

1,037 stations

1,037 station records on 3 March 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wymore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Summervale (Gundaur)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Oak	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roodekuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Antoine 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashdown 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarkson	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leedey	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.2 mm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Possession Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boughton	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doherty Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairhope 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,037 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 649, Heaviest daily snowfall 102, Deepest snow cover 153.

Records on 3 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	649
Heaviest daily snowfall	102
Deepest snow cover	153

Records on 3 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 34, daily 994.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1979

Top 20 records on 3 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1979	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1979	Pensacola Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	281.9 mm (11.1 in)	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	27 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1979	Bertrand, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Maddock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Loup City, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Wymore, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Collerina (Corrella), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Bairro Alto, BR	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Portland, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Marble Hill, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Lima, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Frankfort, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Clarkson, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Mobile, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Hickman, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Lyons, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1979	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	50 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1979. 1979 had 1,037 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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Data for records on 1979-03-03: 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	762
50 to 100	68
100 to 150	39
150 to 200	16
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	5
350 to 400	1