Weather Records on 5 March 2015

1,551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2015. Highest significance: Flemingsburg 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 5 March 2015

On 5 March 2015, 1,551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
166 were record highs and 464 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 148 monthly and 1,386 daily.
Flemingsburg 2 N set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 5 March 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

1,551 stations

1,551 station records on 5 March 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gallipolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wynne	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Brookport Dam 52	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madisonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newburgh L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beedeville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Skyline 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rough Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sikeston Pwr STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fordyce	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ansonia 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gassaway	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,551 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 279, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 368, Deepest snow cover 365.

Records on 5 March 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	279
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	368
Deepest snow cover	365

Records on 5 March 2015 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 148, daily 1,386.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,293 broken records

Margins by which the 1,293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2015

Top 20 records on 5 March 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2015	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 March 2015	Taylorsville 2SW, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Flemingsburg 2 N, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Gallipolis, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26.6 cm (10.5 in)	85 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Brinkley, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	122 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Aberdeen, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Clarendon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Prescott 2 NNW, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	112 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Bowling Green, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Union City, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Corning, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	115 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Wynne, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Mt Vernon, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Morrilton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Newburgh L&D, US	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Leitchfield 2 N, US	all-time snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	98 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Neshaminy Falls, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	100 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2015	Brownsville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)

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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 1,551 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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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 100	1,159
100 to 200	109
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	1