Weather Records on 3 March 1989

1,443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1989. Highest significance: Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH.

Key Facts for 3 March 1989

On 3 March 1989, 1,443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
382 were record highs and 531 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 110 monthly and 1,329 daily.
Col du Grand St-Bernard set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 3 March 1989.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,443 stations

1,443 station records on 3 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Weifang	China	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chengshantou	China	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pellston Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Menomonie	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,443 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 150, Lowest daily maximum 365, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 188, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 3 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	150
Lowest daily maximum	365
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	188
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 3 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 110, daily 1,329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,130 broken records

Margins by which the 1,130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 770.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1989

Top 20 records on 3 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1989	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	86 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1989	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1989	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1989	Gordon 6N, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1989	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1989	Koosharem, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	West Bend, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Trident, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Darrington Rs, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Weifang, CN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Elgin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Chengshantou, CN	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Charlevoix, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Soldier Summit, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Kochi, JP	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Incheon, KR	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Bremerton, US	monthly low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Oshkosh, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	Long Creek, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	78 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

1804 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1989. 1989 had 1,443 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 100	1,089
100 to 200	30
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1