Weather Records on 5 March 1982

525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1982. Highest significance: Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1982

On 5 March 1982, 525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 508 daily.
Woolgoolga (Clear Place) set a daily record precipitation of 161.0 mm (6.3 in) on 5 March 1982.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

525 stations

525 station records on 5 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gwalior	India	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beralga Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Emby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Niangala (Ashland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Raimundo Nonato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regnier	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broke (Harrowby)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rye	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

525 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 41, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 77, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 5 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	41
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	77
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 5 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 15, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records

Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1982

Top 20 records on 5 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1982	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1982	Cowley Station, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1982	Gwalior, IN	monthly rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1982	Genoa, IT	daily rain	107.8 mm (4.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1982	Quambone (Carwell), AU	monthly rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Mendooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Bearbung (Aller), AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Tiffin, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Beralga Homestead, AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	48.9 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Evart, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1982	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	44 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1982. 1982 had 525 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	427
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1