Weather Records on 5 March 1999

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1999. Highest significance: Penn Yan, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1999

On 5 March 1999, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
327 were record highs and 98 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 625 daily.
Penn Yan set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 5 March 1999.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 5 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zamboanga	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penn Yan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longvalley	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kamen-Na-Obi	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.1 C (-40.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santander/Parayas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tatum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beltsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pearce Raaf	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Martin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Broadleigh Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kunming	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ogurcovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record high maximum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olenja Rechka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.8 C (-21.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zhengzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Matsue	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tara	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 150, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 5 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	150
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 5 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 870.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1999

Top 20 records on 5 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1999	Penn Yan, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	76 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1999	Ryegate 18 NNW, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Interior 3 NE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Zamboanga, PH	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Melstone, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Addison, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Rapid City Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	18.6 cm (7.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Zamboanga, PH	daily low max	26.2 C (79.2 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Lowman, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Elk, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Penn Yan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Interior 3 NE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Maybell, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1999	Aberdeen (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	37 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 644 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 1999-03-05: 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 200	516
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1