Weather Records on 5 March 2018

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2018. Highest significance: Warrnambool Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 2018

On 5 March 2018, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 611 daily.
Warrnambool Downs set a daily record precipitation of 125.0 mm (4.9 in) on 5 March 2018.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 5 March 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Choteau	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jixi	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alni	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.4 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leck	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo Hector Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Changchun	China	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Werrington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Malta 35 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canby	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Stone City 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bagstowe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackpot	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bladensburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matsuyama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 58, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 210, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 5 March 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	58
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	210
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 5 March 2018 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 39, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

541 broken records

Margins by which the 541 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2018

Top 20 records on 5 March 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2018	Warrnambool Downs, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2018	Pierre Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	109 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2018	Choteau, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2018	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2018	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	103 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2018	Jixi, CN	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Brinard Station, AU	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Belmont, AU	daily rain	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	93 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Cameron Downs, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Clear Lake, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	112 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Elderslie, AU	daily rain	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Center 4SE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Steele 4N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Carpentaria Downs Station, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Alni, AU	monthly rain	177.4 mm (7.0 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	5.5 cm (2.2 in)	121 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2018	Doyles Creek (Wood Park), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	52 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2018. 2018 had 652 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 2018-03-05: 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 2026-10-17 (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	483
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1