Weather Records on 5 March 2024

979 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2024. Highest significance: Hrazdan, AM.

Key Facts for 5 March 2024

On 5 March 2024, 979 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
717 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 963 daily.
Hrazdan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 5 March 2024.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

979 stations

979 station records on 5 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Grayling	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Proston Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sevenmile Marsh	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yakushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.8 mm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wlodawa	Poland	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boise Air Terminal	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Silvies	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camas Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceton-Lake Drummond	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vanderbilt 11ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dismal Swamp	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

979 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 380, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 5 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	380
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 5 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 11, daily 963.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

803 broken records

Margins by which the 803 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 175.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2024

Top 20 records on 5 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2024	Hrazdan, AM	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	69 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2024	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	102 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2024	Grayling, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Bostetter R.S., US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	129 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Proston Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Sevenmile Marsh, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Yakushima, JP	daily rain	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Gladwin, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	114 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Ensenada 1 W, PR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Mapleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	219.8 mm (8.7 in)	104.8 mm (4.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Lockport 2SE, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	129 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Brookings, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Prilep, MK	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Wlodawa, PL	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2024	Canton 4 SE, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	90 years	47 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2024. 2024 had 979 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 2024-03-05: 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 25	757
25 to 50	30
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2