Weather Records on 5 March 1984

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1984. Highest significance: Gann Valley 4NW, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1984

On 5 March 1984, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 611 daily.
Gann Valley 4NW set an all-time record snow depth of 76.2 cm (30.0 in) on 5 March 1984.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 5 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Hillview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Winnfield 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Annean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Utah	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leonora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rusk	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Narndee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Cane Fire Twr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strevell	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Paso Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao de Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg;Kersieproe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buntine East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garcia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Samalayuca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aleman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Falls Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 5 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 5 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1984

Top 20 records on 5 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1984	Gann Valley 4NW, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	77 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1984	Hillview, AU	monthly rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	57 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1984	Winnfield 3 N, US	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1984	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1984	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1984	Naalehu 14, US	daily high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Annean, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Hawarden, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Fairfield, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Hope, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Natchitoches, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	UNIV of Utah, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Vacaville, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1984	Lake Providence, US	monthly rain	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	81 years	46 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 648 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 1984-03-05: 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 100	515
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1