Weather Records on 5 March 2004

1,558 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2004. Highest significance: Driggs, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 2004

On 5 March 2004, 1,558 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
607 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,492 daily.
Driggs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 5 March 2004.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,558 stations

1,558 station records on 5 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Driggs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Mangum	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Stilwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Armavir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Osawatomie	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Western 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Vinson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Geary	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Altus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lookeba 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bedford	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Billings	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Memphis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Vale 5SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wausaukee	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Conway Springs 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,558 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 254, Lowest daily maximum 74, Highest daily minimum 353, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 759, Heaviest daily snowfall 67, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 5 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	254
Lowest daily maximum	74
Highest daily minimum	353
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	759
Heaviest daily snowfall	67
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 5 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 63, daily 1,492.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,310 broken records

Margins by which the 1,310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2004

Top 20 records on 5 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2004	Driggs, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	88 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2004	Le Roy, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	83 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2004	Pawhuska, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2004	Weatherford, US	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Lexington 3E, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	109 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Mangum, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Stilwell, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Carnegie 5 NE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Armavir, RU	monthly rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Osawatomie, US	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Erick, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Olathe 3E, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Paola, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Western 2W, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Kingfisher, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Manitowoc, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Blue Rapids, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Lebo, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2004	Hennessey 4 ESE, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,558 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 2004-03-05: 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 25	1,141
25 to 50	119
50 to 75	25
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	10
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1