Weather Records on 3 March 1997

1,704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 1997. Highest significance: Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 1997

On 3 March 1997, 1,704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,042 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,655 daily.
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 301.6 mm (11.9 in) on 3 March 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

1,704 stations

1,704 station records on 3 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	301.6 mm (11.9 in)	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Driggs	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tathra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Baldwyn	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zionsville 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.4 mm (7.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.3 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pontotoc Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo (Wandella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Vernon 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun City	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huixtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Korana "Xorana"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Linden Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Talbotton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 5 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winona 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Troutdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Daly River Mission	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,704 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 463, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 579, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 468, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 3 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	463
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	579
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	468
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 3 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 45, daily 1,655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,455 broken records

Margins by which the 1,455 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 1997

Top 20 records on 3 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 1997	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	all-time rain	301.6 mm (11.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	78 years	92 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 1997	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.4 mm (6.3 in)	126.1 mm (5.0 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Clay, US	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	66 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	66.1 cm (26.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Driggs, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Tathra Post Office, AU	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	66 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	New Meadows Rs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Franklin, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Baldwyn, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 1997	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	235.0 mm (9.3 in)	191.1 mm (7.5 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1997	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1997	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1997	Zionsville 3 ESE, US	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 years	59 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 1997. 1997 had 1,704 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	1,422
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2