Weather Records on 3 March 2000

1,049 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2000. Highest significance: Great Bend 3WNW, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 2000

On 3 March 2000, 1,049 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
352 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,013 daily.
Great Bend 3WNW set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 3 March 2000.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

1,049 stations

1,049 station records on 3 March 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wooramel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Bluff Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamelin Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bergvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oolloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.4 mm (7.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Turku Turun Lentoasema	Finland	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palco	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hyvinkaa Hyvinkaankyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jetmore 8NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hudiksvall	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tipperary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.4 mm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nianfors	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Webster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nancy-Ochey	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexander	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kinsley 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collyer 10 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cloquet	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Peter 4ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,049 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 140, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 582, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 March 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	140
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	582
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 March 2000 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 35, daily 1,013.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

900 broken records

Margins by which the 900 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 320.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2000

Top 20 records on 3 March 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2000	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2000	Healy, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2000	Trousdale 1 NE, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Wakeeney, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Laingsburg, ZA	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Hudson, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Winderie, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Ellis, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Wooramel, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Ness City, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Elizabeth Downs, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Healy, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Bison 3NW, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Cedar Bluff Dam, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Hamelin Pool, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Damar, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Bergvik, SE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Lincoln 1 SE, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Oolloo, AU	daily rain	195.4 mm (7.7 in)	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2000	Turku Turun Lentoasema, FI	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	49 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2000. 2000 had 1,049 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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Data for records on 2000-03-03: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 50	871
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1