Weather Records on 5 March 2014

1,006 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2014. Highest significance: New Meadows Rs, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 2014

On 5 March 2014, 1,006 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
207 were record highs and 478 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 945 daily.
New Meadows Rs set a daily record precipitation of 36.6 mm (1.4 in) on 5 March 2014.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 478 records.

Record Map

1,006 stations

1,006 station records on 5 March 2014 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2014: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Vernonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein (Tchelery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lalbert	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Christchurch Intl	New Zealand	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Begumpet Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Boeing Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crowley 2 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schweitzer Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheep Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flint 7W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Wheeler	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville Lvstk	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vryheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,006 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2014 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 319, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 151.

Records on 5 March 2014 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	319
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	151

Records on 5 March 2014 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 57, daily 945.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

772 broken records

Margins by which the 772 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2014

Top 20 records on 5 March 2014 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2014	New Meadows Rs, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2014	Carrathool (Gum Creek), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2014	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Vernonia #2, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Cresco 1 NE, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Moulamein (Tchelery), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Lalbert, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Christchurch Intl, NZ	monthly rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Vryburg, ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	53.0 cm (20.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Begumpet Obsy, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Brinkley, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Newport, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	122 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Farmerville, US	daily low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Morrison, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	113 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2014	Austin Waste Wtp Facility, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 years	47 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 2014

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2014. 2014 had 1,006 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	698
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2