Weather Records on 5 March 2017

847 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2017. Highest significance: Houston William P Hobby AP, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 2017

On 5 March 2017, 847 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
358 were record highs and 186 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 824 daily.
Houston William P Hobby AP set a daily record precipitation of 121.7 mm (4.8 in) on 5 March 2017.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

847 stations

847 station records on 5 March 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Udskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Falcon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bugt	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lobdell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Encinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hole-in-Mountain	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oakington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watsons Creek (Tilmunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Robstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penang	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

847 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 146, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 5 March 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	146
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 5 March 2017 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 23, daily 824.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

725 broken records

Margins by which the 725 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2017

Top 20 records on 5 March 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2017	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2017	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2017	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	123 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2017	Udskoe, RU	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2017	Mt Alford, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2017	Falcon Dam, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Maroon, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Surat, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Baradine Forestry, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Paul 1ENE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Gardiner, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	116 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Nixon, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Wallabadah (Woodton), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Coonabarabran (Namoi Street), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Bugt, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2017	Buckhorn, US	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	48 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 847 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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Data for records on 2017-03-05: 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 2026-10-16 (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 50	699
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1