Weather Records on 5 March 2003

1,061 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2003. Highest significance: Prairie du Chien, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 2003

On 5 March 2003, 1,061 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
396 were record highs and 413 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,029 daily.
Prairie du Chien set a daily record snowfall of 26.9 cm (10.6 in) on 5 March 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,061 stations

1,061 station records on 5 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sunburst 8 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kvavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dewitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montejinni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dovland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joliet Brandon Road Lock/Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,061 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 232, Lowest daily maximum 262, Highest daily minimum 164, Lowest daily minimum 151, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 5 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	232
Lowest daily maximum	262
Highest daily minimum	164
Lowest daily minimum	151
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 5 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 30, daily 1,029.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

796 broken records

Margins by which the 796 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2003

Top 20 records on 5 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2003	Prairie du Chien, US	daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	17.2 cm (6.8 in)	102 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2003	Lindesnes Fyr, NO	monthly rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2003	Antalya, TR	monthly rain	215.1 mm (8.5 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Lista Fyr, NO	monthly rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Ciudad Lerdo (Dge), MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Seeley Lake Rs, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Sunburst 8 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Bakke, NO	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Lowell, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Eaton Rapids, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	101 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Aurora Water, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Osage, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Sigourney, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Kvavik, NO	daily rain	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2003	Allegan 5NE, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	70 years	43 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 1,061 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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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	746
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1