Weather Records on 5 March 1986

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1986. Highest significance: Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR.

Key Facts for 5 March 1986

On 5 March 1986, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 736 daily.
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp set a daily record precipitation of 60.4 mm (2.4 in) on 5 March 1986.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 5 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Terezinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Dos Campos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itanhaem	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.9 mm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tropic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Council	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crater Lake Nps HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-26.9 C (-16.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.9 C (89.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 5 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 5 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 736.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1986

Top 20 records on 5 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1986	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Rheinfelden, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Fazenda Santa Terezinha, BR	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Lady Frere (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Fazenda Bom Retiro, BR	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Sao Jose Dos Campos, BR	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Waldshut, DE	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Beulah, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Cambridge, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Itanhaem, BR	daily rain	145.9 mm (5.7 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Drain, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Riverside 7 SSW, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Aracatuba, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Independence, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	20 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

1794 to 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1986. 1986 had 754 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 2026-10-17 (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	570
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1