Weather Records on 3 March 2021

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2021. Highest significance: Woolgorong, AU.

Key Facts for 3 March 2021

On 3 March 2021, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
322 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 546 daily.
Woolgorong set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 3 March 2021.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 523 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 3 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wubin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mindalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wattening	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Latham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dalwallinu North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Meckering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hillcroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Edaggee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amery Acres	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marradong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paynes Find	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glamoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Konnongorring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muresk Agric.College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wandana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
East Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nindethana Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wahroonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yuin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tura	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.7 C (-59.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Koln-Bonn	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Karawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osaka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balgerbine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kondut	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 178.

Records on 3 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

500 broken records

Margins by which the 500 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2021

Top 20 records on 3 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2021	Woolgorong, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Wubin, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	78 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Pindathuna, AU	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	96 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Hill Springs, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Uliastai, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Mindalla, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2021	Pullagaroo, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Wattening, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Latham, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	78 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Dalwallinu North, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Meckering, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Hillcroft, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Doorawarrah, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	11.5 C (52.7 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Edaggee, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Hyde Park, AU	daily rain	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Amery Acres, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2021	Marradong, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	51 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2021. 2021 had 553 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2021-03-03: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	458
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2