Weather Records on 5 March 2010

729 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2010. Highest significance: Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 2010

On 5 March 2010, 729 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 176 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 699 daily.
Broken Hill (Patton Street) set a daily record precipitation of 96.6 mm (3.8 in) on 5 March 2010.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

729 stations

729 station records on 5 March 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Teec Nos Pos	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Barajas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Museum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal (Ailsa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Meyersdale 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Drung Drung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Confluence 1 SW Dam	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Euston ( Benington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere (Acacia House)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nanchang	China	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Tarawi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Woodlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robinvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mariscal Estigarrib	Paraguay	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mingo 6E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longerenong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.2 C (-58.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hangzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morioka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

729 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 73, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 103, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 5 March 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	73
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	103
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 5 March 2010 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 699.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

618 broken records

Margins by which the 618 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2010

Top 20 records on 5 March 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2010	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	96.6 mm (3.8 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2010	Alpine, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2010	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	100 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2010	Madrid - Retiro, ES	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2010	Teec Nos Pos, US	monthly rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2010	Lake Victoria Storage, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2010	Umberumberka Reservoir, AU	monthly rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2010	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Ivanhoe Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	100 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Madrid/Barajas, ES	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Mutooroo, AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Warracknabeal Museum, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Tottenham Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Warracknabeal (Ailsa), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Madrid/Cuatrovientos, ES	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Meyersdale 2 SSW, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Drung Drung, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Confluence 1 SW Dam, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Menindee Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	115 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2010	Pooncarie (Moorara), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	50 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 729 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 100	590
100 to 200	23
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1