Weather Records on 3 March 1984

378 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1984. Highest significance: Erie Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 1984

On 3 March 1984, 378 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 366 daily.
Erie Intl AP set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 3 March 1984.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 524 records.

Record Map

378 stations

378 station records on 3 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muggon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Towrana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dairy Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atibaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benedito Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keahua 410	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akron Canton AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Winchester Airport 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Madero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mumby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pogibi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bailey	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dover Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Strevell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leesville Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

378 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 3 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 3 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

315 broken records

Margins by which the 315 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1984

Top 20 records on 3 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1984	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Byro, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Muggon, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Towrana, AU	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Billabalong, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Dairy Creek, AU	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Atwood Lake, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Kenton, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily high min	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	5.3 C (9.5 F)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Atibaia, BR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Benedito Novo, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1984	Laghouat, DZ	daily low min	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1984	Yaringa Station, AU	daily rain	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1984	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1984	Arthur 4NW, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	34 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

1804 to 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1984. 1984 had 378 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	278
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1