Weather Records on 5 March 1983

2,283 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1983. Highest significance: Parker 6 E, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1983

On 5 March 1983, 2,283 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,387 were record highs and 132 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 77 monthly and 2,203 daily.
Parker 6 E set a monthly record daily precipitation of 38.6 mm (1.5 in) on 5 March 1983.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 471 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 March 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Albin	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Granville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kauffman 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Volborg	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nitta Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tallulah	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Akron Washington Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Archer	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denver-Stapleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes 10 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sledge	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,283 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 461, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 926, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 700, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 March 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	461
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	926
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	700
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 March 1983 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 77, daily 2,203.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,021 broken records

Margins by which the 2,021 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1983

Top 20 records on 5 March 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1983	Parker 6 E, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1983	Albin, US	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1983	Ft Morgan, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1983	Wauneta, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1983	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1983	Granville, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1983	Denver-Stapleton, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1983	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Volborg, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Kauffman 4 SSE, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Haigler, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Palestine 2 NE, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Holyoke, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Volborg, US	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Fleming, US	monthly rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	85 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Culbertson, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1983	Hot Springs, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1983	Belle Fourche, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1983	Dzhambejty, KZ	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1983. 1983 had 2,283 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 1983-03-05: 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	1,977
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3