Weather Records on 5 March 2008

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2008. Highest significance: Burkes Garden, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 2008

On 5 March 2008, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 162 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 879 daily.
Burkes Garden set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 5 March 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 5 March 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burkes Garden	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carlisle Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bluestone Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Strausstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Claryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beverly Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Mt 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba South Edge Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rosendale 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	309.0 mm (12.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chemung	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valatie 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yungaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.0 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elyria 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 5 March 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 5 March 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

779 broken records

Margins by which the 779 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2008

Top 20 records on 5 March 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2008	Burkes Garden, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2008	Calico Rock 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	94 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2008	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	106 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2008	Mohonk Lake, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2008	Carlisle Wtp, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	162 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2008	Ellington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2008	Bluestone Lake, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2008	Strausstown, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Alton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Lewistown, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Salem, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Claryville, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Montrose, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Danville, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Dardanelle, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Amherst, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	W Pt, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Beverly Stp, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Pleasant Mt 1 W, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2008	Marlinton, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	52 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 913 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 2008-03-05: 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	748
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1