Weather Records on 5 March 1985

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1985. Highest significance: Port Wing, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1985

On 5 March 1985, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 610 daily.
Port Wing set an all-time record daily snowfall of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 5 March 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 5 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Wing	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bellows Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlow	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maydena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Wing	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Rumney	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elim (Hosp)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tabriz	Iran	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maddock	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cerqueira Cesar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 104, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 5 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	104
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 5 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 610.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 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 1985

Top 20 records on 5 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1985	Port Wing, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1985	Bellows Falls, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Lowville, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	N Stratford, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	McKinley Park, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Arlington 1 W, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Didcot, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Canaan, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Arcade, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Sandy Lake Dam Libby, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Hachijojima, JP	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Bad Axe, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Marlow, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Cooperstown, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1985	Woodstock, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	39 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 637 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 1985-03-05: 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	420
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3