Weather Records on 3 March 2010

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2010. Highest significance: Bungaban Tm, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 2010

On 3 March 2010, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 643 daily.
Bungaban Tm set a daily record precipitation of 75.6 mm (3.0 in) on 3 March 2010.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 3 March 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bungaban Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Erbent	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Trapani Birgi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dibrugarh/Mohanbar	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Koonawarra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bawnduggie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Possum Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoy - Brekkevann	Norway	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cecil Plains Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Siler City 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowenville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whiporie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Venezuela	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talgai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Deqen	China	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glady 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Killara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kahmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wuruma Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosendal	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Andalusia 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carnesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Creek	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 80, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 3 March 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	80
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 3 March 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

506 broken records

Margins by which the 506 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2010

Top 20 records on 3 March 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2010	Bungaban Tm, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	73 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2010	Erbent, TM	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2010	Brevard, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2010	Confluence 1 SW Dam, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2010	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Trapani Birgi, IT	monthly rain	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Aguirre, PR	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Canyonlands-the Neck, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Dibrugarh/Mohanbar, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Broken Hill (Koonawarra), AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Wanaaring Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Hatlestrand, NO	daily snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Bawnduggie, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Meyersdale 2 SSW, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Possum Park, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Miller, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	White Cliffs (Wonnaminta), AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	124 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Trenton Falls, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Biskra, DZ	daily high min	17.4 C (63.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2010	Karmoy - Brekkevann, NO	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	16 years	44 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

1804 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2010. 2010 had 685 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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Data for records on 2010-03-03: 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	463
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2