Weather Records on 5 March 2006

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2006. Highest significance: Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE.

Key Facts for 5 March 2006

On 5 March 2006, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 589 daily.
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten set a monthly record snow depth of 50.0 cm (19.7 in) on 5 March 2006.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 5 March 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wutoschingen-Ofteringen	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plaisance (Mauritiu	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ebersberg-Halbing	Germany	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uberlingen/Bodensee	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton Olympic Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberschleissheim	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Embrun	France	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Villingen-Schwenningen	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boos	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Konstanz	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rottweil	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufering	Germany	Record snow depth	67.0 cm (26.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beira	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	205.0 mm (8.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kredarica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ida Grove 5NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record low maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alzey	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aschaffenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wuppertal-Buchenhofen	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	110.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smartno Pri Slovenj Gradcu	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	49.0 cm (19.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record snow depth	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper San Leandro Filters	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufbeuren	Germany	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rhein Main	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kr.Rottal-Inn Falkenberg	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 5 March 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 5 March 2006 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 26, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2006

Top 20 records on 5 March 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2006	Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten, DE	monthly snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2006	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2006	Wutoschingen-Ofteringen, DE	all-time snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Plaisance (Mauritiu, MU	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Ebersberg-Halbing, DE	all-time snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Memmingen, DE	monthly snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Ljubljana Bezigrad, SI	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Pontiac, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Uberlingen/Bodensee, DE	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Attenkam, DE	monthly snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Grafton Olympic Pool, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Chenoa, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Oberschleissheim, DE	all-time snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Embrun, FR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Villingen-Schwenningen, DE	monthly snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Berkeley, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2006	Valentine, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2006. 2006 had 624 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 2026-10-17 (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	445
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3