Weather Records on 5 March 1996

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1996. Highest significance: Whyanbeel Valley, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 1996

On 5 March 1996, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
303 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 822 daily.
Whyanbeel Valley set an all-time record daily precipitation of 641.4 mm (25.3 in) on 5 March 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 5 March 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	641.4 mm (25.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	68 of 100 (Major)
Leadville Lake Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Worland Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Koombooloomba Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	315.6 mm (12.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caroona (West Mooki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	414.0 mm (16.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Podor	Senegal	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Las Flores	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kaycee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Larrimah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blackleaf	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salesopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Croata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Circle	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape St. Lucia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Etwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leiter 9N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aguai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 5 March 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 5 March 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 29, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

636 broken records

Margins by which the 636 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1996

Top 20 records on 5 March 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1996	Whyanbeel Valley, AU	all-time rain	641.4 mm (25.3 in)	152.7 mm (6.0 in)	50 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1996	Palmerville, AU	daily low max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	97 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1996	Leadville Lake Co AP, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1996	McCook, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1996	Lafayette Purdue UNIV AP, US	monthly rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1996	Weipa Eastern Ave, AU	daily rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Odessa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Worland Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Koombooloomba Dam, AU	daily rain	315.6 mm (12.4 in)	152.3 mm (6.0 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Gardner, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Caroona (West Mooki), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	South Johnstone Exp STN, AU	monthly rain	414.0 mm (16.3 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Podor, SN	daily low max	26.5 C (79.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	137 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Baixo Cotia, BR	daily rain	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Gyshgy, TM	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	12.9 cm (5.1 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1996	Las Flores, MX	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	41 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1996. 1996 had 856 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 1996-03-05: 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	615
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1