Weather Records on 5 March 2007

728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2007. Highest significance: Fort Beaufort, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 March 2007

On 5 March 2007, 728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 686 daily.
Fort Beaufort set a daily record precipitation of 70.4 mm (2.8 in) on 5 March 2007.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

728 stations

728 station records on 5 March 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Svijagino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mudanjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalnerechensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seychelles Internat	Seychelles	Record daily precipitation	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Leadhills	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlee	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alushta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Torrevieja	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mito	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Guanacevi (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.6 C (101.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tacambaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Las Panelas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Auke Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapala	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Catarina Sur	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Alvaro Obregon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elfin Cove	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.6 C (112.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aomori	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

728 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 138, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 5 March 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	138
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 5 March 2007 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 39, daily 686.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

558 broken records

Margins by which the 558 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2007

Top 20 records on 5 March 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2007	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2007	Svijagino, RU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2007	Cradock, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Mudanjiang, CN	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Dalnerechensk, RU	monthly rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	21 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Seychelles Internat, SC	monthly rain	164.1 mm (6.5 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Poset, RU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Milan, IT	daily high min	13.6 C (56.5 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	147 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Leadhills, GB	daily rain	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Theda, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Vladivostok, RU	monthly rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	26.8 C (80.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Glenlee, GB	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Alushta, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2007	Britt 3E, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	39 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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2007. 2007 had 728 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 2007-03-05: 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 100	545
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1