Weather Records on 11 March 2005

988 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 March 2005. Highest significance: Lattakia, SY.

Key Facts for 11 March 2005

On 11 March 2005, 988 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
565 were record highs and 196 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 958 daily.
Lattakia set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 11 March 2005.
Across 166 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

988 stations

988 station records on 11 March 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 March 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tamdy	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cacahoatan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wisdom	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record low maximum temperature	-2.9 C (26.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

988 records

Records set or tied on 11 March 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 426, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 115, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 11 March 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	426
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	115
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 11 March 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 958.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 March 2005

Top 20 records on 11 March 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 March 2005	Lattakia, SY	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2005	Allegan 5NE, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
11 March 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	276.4 mm (10.9 in)	185.5 mm (7.3 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Tamdy, UZ	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Tilzapotla, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	62 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	San Francisco Dwtn, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	San Jose, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Ewa Plantation 741, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Coloso, PR	daily high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Huntington Lake, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Sonoma, US	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Payette, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Ola, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Richland, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Hatton 9 SE, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	95 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 March 2005	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	40 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

1793 to 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 988 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-11 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1810	3
1814	1
1822	1
1844	1
1845	2
1847	3
1849	1
1850	2
1854	3
1855	1
1858	3
1859	1
1860	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1870	1
1874	2
1877	1
1878	1
1879	2
1880	1
1881	5
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	3
1888	4
1889	1
1890	4
1891	5
1892	3
1893	2
1894	6
1896	4
1897	4
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	13
1902	8
1903	12
1904	7
1905	6
1906	38
1907	7
1908	10
1909	26
1910	19
1911	19
1912	19
1913	22
1914	25
1915	18
1916	29
1917	49
1918	58
1919	39
1920	15
1921	66
1922	42
1923	78
1924	265
1925	264
1926	134
1927	277
1928	119
1929	210
1930	105
1931	273
1932	1,123
1933	300
1934	764
1935	520
1936	356
1937	188
1938	120
1939	569
1940	417
1941	265
1942	225
1943	251
1944	304
1945	262
1946	461
1947	234
1948	2,148
1949	329
1950	671
1951	677
1952	804
1953	330
1954	489
1955	1,103
1956	964
1957	521
1958	441
1959	189
1960	1,115
1961	353
1962	674
1963	440
1964	296
1965	386
1966	539
1967	1,272
1968	519
1969	1,093
1970	389
1971	552
1972	1,320
1973	1,406
1974	956
1975	592
1976	375
1977	1,690
1978	579
1979	891
1980	472
1981	1,539
1982	807
1983	943
1984	743
1985	829
1986	747
1987	596
1988	1,176
1989	1,894
1990	2,496
1991	532
1992	1,083
1993	561
1994	689
1995	1,138
1996	1,339
1997	1,152
1998	2,609
1999	533
2000	1,199
2001	802
2002	736
2003	935
2004	826
2005	988
2006	1,590
2007	830
2008	816
2009	1,195
2010	966
2011	734
2012	868
2013	949
2014	556
2015	897
2016	1,249
2017	483
2018	479
2019	767
2020	605
2021	980
2022	1,203
2023	984
2024	424
2025	699
2026	1,580

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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	762
25 to 50	16
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1