Weather Records on 5 March 1997

1,026 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1997. Highest significance: Douglas, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1997

On 5 March 1997, 1,026 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
590 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 983 daily.
Douglas set a daily record precipitation of 82.5 mm (3.2 in) on 5 March 1997.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,026 stations

1,026 station records on 5 March 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kameeldrift-Irr	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kareepoort (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nietverdiend (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Boquilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chamal Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Celina	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Servilleta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Potomac	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cruillas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
C.E.I. Ciudad Mante	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Zoological Garden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Appomattox	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Woudzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Alphen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melchor Ocampo (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	123.0 cm (48.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schoongezicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doornkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,026 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 320, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 270, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 264, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 5 March 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	320
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	270
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	264
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 5 March 1997 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 32, daily 983.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

834 broken records

Margins by which the 834 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1997

Top 20 records on 5 March 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1997	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	68 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1997	Kameeldrift-Irr, ZA	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1997	Kareepoort (Irr), ZA	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Klipfontein"Potfontein", ZA	all-time rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Nietverdiend (Pol), ZA	daily rain	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Slurry, ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Hartbeespoort Dam (Irr), ZA	monthly rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	La Boquilla, MX	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Headingly Station, AU	all-time rain	209.5 mm (8.2 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Chamal Nuevo, MX	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Dorset, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Una (Agr), ZA	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Ardmore, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Oliphantspoort, ZA	daily rain	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Welbekend, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Celina, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1997	La Servilleta, MX	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	45 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1997. 1997 had 1,026 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 1997-03-05: 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	816
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1