Weather Records on 5 March 2016

875 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2016. Highest significance: Xilin Hot, CN.

Key Facts for 5 March 2016

On 5 March 2016, 875 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
678 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 863 daily.
Xilin Hot set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 March 2016.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

875 stations

875 station records on 5 March 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Downs Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
The Duke	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sexton Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Diablo Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moffett Fed Airfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral-Nye-Vody	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Naryn	Kyrgyzstan	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.9 C (17.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Banos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Budennovsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Khudjand	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
King Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sakai	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Diredawa	Ethiopia	Record high minimum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

875 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 292, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 386, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 March 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	292
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	386
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 March 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 863.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

736 broken records

Margins by which the 736 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2016

Top 20 records on 5 March 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2016	Xilin Hot, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2016	De Sabla, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	105 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Pleasant Valley, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Esperance Downs Research STN, AU	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	The Duke, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Merced, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Downieville, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Sexton Summit, US	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Tombstone, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Berkeley, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Redwood City, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Tbilisi, GE	daily high max	21.3 C (70.3 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Half Moon Bay, US	monthly high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Scipio, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Lugano, CH	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Quincy, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Belfast, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2016	Woodruff, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	41 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 875 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 2026-10-16 (16 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 25	718
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2