Weather Records on 1 March 2005

1,294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 March 2005. Highest significance: Adrian 2 NNE, US.

Key Facts for 1 March 2005

On 1 March 2005, 1,294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
223 were record highs and 581 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 155 monthly and 1,135 daily.
Adrian 2 NNE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 1 March 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1808 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

1,294 stations

1,294 station records on 1 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	97 of 100 (Exceptional)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Williamston 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walden 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beltzville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pottersville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmaringen-Laiz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Reading 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.6 C (88.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Bourget	France	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cranford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Niles	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw #3	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myerstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bound Brook 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardnerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graterford 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,294 records

Records set or tied on 1 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 281, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 300, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 276, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 1 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	281
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	300
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	276
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 1 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 155, daily 1,135.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,108 broken records

Margins by which the 1,108 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 March 2005

Top 20 records on 1 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 March 2005	Adrian 2 NNE, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	105 years	97 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 March 2005	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	86 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2005	Ashton 1N, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2005	Williamston 3NE, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 March 2005	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Eau Claire 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Howell Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Middleboro, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Puruandiro, MX	monthly low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Norwich, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Walden 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Montague 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Lisboa Geofisica, PT	monthly low min	0.7 C (33.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	E Wareham, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Alma, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2005	Claryville, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14 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

1808 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1808 to 2005. 2005 had 1,294 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-01 in each year
Year	Records
1808	1
1814	1
1817	1
1827	1
1836	2
1844	1
1846	4
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1868	1
1870	3
1872	1
1875	4
1876	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	6
1886	10
1888	3
1889	1
1890	1
1891	3
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1896	2
1897	2
1898	8
1899	1
1900	7
1901	1
1902	14
1903	11
1904	13
1905	4
1906	30
1907	5
1908	14
1909	19
1910	14
1911	20
1912	64
1913	26
1914	23
1915	21
1916	34
1917	15
1918	16
1919	57
1920	98
1921	411
1922	139
1923	127
1924	44
1925	100
1926	86
1927	203
1928	61
1929	181
1930	90
1931	140
1932	462
1933	94
1934	401
1935	167
1936	232
1937	220
1938	308
1939	565
1940	513
1941	644
1942	391
1943	256
1944	155
1945	178
1946	358
1947	933
1948	893
1949	250
1950	249
1951	564
1952	564
1953	615
1954	893
1955	1,028
1956	523
1957	293
1958	459
1959	463
1960	1,530
1961	548
1962	2,067
1963	532
1964	563
1965	696
1966	575
1967	731
1968	966
1969	439
1970	725
1971	943
1972	1,524
1973	613
1974	954
1975	411
1976	1,612
1977	317
1978	1,065
1979	507
1980	2,040
1981	550
1982	918
1983	1,048
1984	720
1985	676
1986	1,317
1987	2,042
1988	722
1989	924
1990	1,000
1991	926
1992	1,827
1993	1,189
1994	1,339
1995	1,214
1996	641
1997	1,924
1998	957
1999	1,150
2000	1,211
2001	1,081
2002	1,012
2003	756
2004	1,363
2005	1,294
2006	1,376
2007	1,418
2008	887
2009	1,030
2010	890
2011	868
2012	1,776
2013	782
2014	1,149
2015	1,279
2016	622
2017	1,212
2018	1,197
2019	747
2020	494
2021	824
2022	1,096
2023	1,232
2024	642
2025	841
2026	1,153

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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 2026-10-17 (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 50	950
50 to 100	81
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	24
200 to 250	8
250 to 300	2