Weather Records on 5 March 1991

1,246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1991. Highest significance: Independence, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 1991

On 5 March 1991, 1,246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
768 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,194 daily.
Independence set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 5 March 1991.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

1,246 stations

1,246 station records on 5 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Yampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alturas	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bombay/Santacruz	India	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sodrelia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Picabo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Verde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leon Virgen del Camino	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Paulo (Aeroport	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gafanha da Nazar	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Lourenco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Iporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra City	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Maria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Do Pinheiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilden 4 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kanab	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valmora	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fowlerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,246 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 396, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 132, Heaviest daily rainfall 300, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 5 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	396
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	132
Heaviest daily rainfall	300
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 5 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 48, daily 1,194.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,018 broken records

Margins by which the 1,018 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1991

Top 20 records on 5 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1991	Independence, US	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1991	Yampa, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 March 1991	Alturas, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Navacerrada, ES	daily rain	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Observatorio Do Iag, BR	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Bombay/Santacruz, IN	monthly rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Sodrelia, BR	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Picabo, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Campina Verde, BR	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Richfield, US	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Sao Vicente, BR	daily rain	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	100.5 mm (4.0 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Leon Virgen del Camino, ES	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Canha, BR	daily rain	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Fazenda Palmeiras, BR	daily rain	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Idaho City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Sao Paulo, BR	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1991	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	72 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 1,246 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 1991-03-05: 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 20	944
20 to 40	54
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3