Weather Records on 3 March 2015

543 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2015. Highest significance: Dehradun, IN.

Key Facts for 3 March 2015

On 3 March 2015, 543 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 517 daily.
Dehradun set a daily record precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 3 March 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

543 stations

543 station records on 3 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Columbus	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Amrista Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Gap	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hutsonville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sukumo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bynum 4 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Padbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffrey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmer City 3W	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moweaqua 2S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norton W	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ware	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harare (Kutsaga)	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

543 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 111, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 152.

Records on 3 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	111
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	152

Records on 3 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 22, daily 517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 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 2015

Top 20 records on 3 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2015	Dehradun, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	100 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 2015	St Francisville, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	112 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2015	Bareilly, IN	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	100 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2015	Panguitch, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	106 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2015	Mt Carmel, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2015	Columbus, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2015	Ansonia 1 NW, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Machias, US	daily snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Norwich Public Utility Plt, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Chiricahua Nm, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Kokomo 5 WSW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Amrista Park, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	E Wareham, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	114 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	20.7 cm (8.1 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Hillsboro, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2015	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	43 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2015. 2015 had 543 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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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	389
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1