Weather Records on 5 March 2005

1,129 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2005. Highest significance: Middleboro, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 2005

On 5 March 2005, 1,129 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,044 daily.
Middleboro set a daily record snow depth of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 5 March 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,129 stations

1,129 station records on 5 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Freer	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mexquitic	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Vlagtwedde	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Roden	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonloo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Emmeloord	Netherlands	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blokzijl	Netherlands	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delft	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Frederiksoord	Netherlands	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lijnden (Nh)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nieuw Buinen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oldeholtpade	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Appelscha	Netherlands	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enkhuizen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zaandijk	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen (Nh)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eernewoude	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Giethoorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Heeg	Netherlands	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kolhorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kornwerderzand	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lisse	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sneek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vilsteren	Netherlands	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vroomshoop	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carta Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gross Lusewitz	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Assen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Veendam	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Veenhuizen (D)	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gieterveen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Purmerend	Netherlands	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schoonebeek	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rheezerveen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onnen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makkum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hulshorst	Netherlands	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Papenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Herbayum	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zetten	Netherlands	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dorpen	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roelofarendsveen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hoogkarspel	Netherlands	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,129 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 132, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 397, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 265.

Records on 5 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	132
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	397
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	265

Records on 5 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 65, daily 1,044.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

967 broken records

Margins by which the 967 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2005

Top 20 records on 5 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	103 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2005	San Angelo, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2005	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2005	Freer, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2005	Mexquitic, MX	monthly rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2005	Groningen-1, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Vlagtwedde, NL	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Roden, NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Schoonloo, NL	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Emmeloord, NL	daily snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Klazienaveen, NL	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Blokzijl, NL	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Delft, NL	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Frederiksoord, NL	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Gorredijk, NL	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Lijnden (Nh), NL	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Nieuw Buinen, NL	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Oldeholtpade, NL	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Eelde-1, NL	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2005	Appelscha, NL	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	34 years	55 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 1,129 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 2005-03-05: 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 50	871
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	14
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	2