Weather Records on 5 March 2021

373 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2021. Highest significance: Innadong, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 2021

On 5 March 2021, 373 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
186 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 369 daily.
Innadong set a daily record precipitation of 54.4 mm (2.1 in) on 5 March 2021.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

373 stations

373 station records on 5 March 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Innadong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Boddington Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St Albans	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Koorikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rumoi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroo	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flores	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mombetsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kitamiesashi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Omu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nobeoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Takamatsu	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shilka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.4 C (-28.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mutsu	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leksvik - Myran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Usugli	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nelkan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zahedan	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Miyako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mama	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.3 C (-42.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ajan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.1 C (86.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nara	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Obluce	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.2 C (-29.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Terpenij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Juzhno-Sahalinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sharjah Inter. Airp	United Arab Emirates	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eide Pa Nordmore	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toko	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.4 C (-15.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bagdarin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-42.1 C (-43.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ulety	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kutchan	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Osaka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Vila Bauerfield	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dubai Intl	United Arab Emirates	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

373 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 135.

Records on 5 March 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 March 2021 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 369.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

333 broken records

Margins by which the 333 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2021

Top 20 records on 5 March 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2021	Innadong, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	90 years	77 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2021	Boddington Shire, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2021	St Albans, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Koorikin, AU	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Hyden, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Lord Howe Island Aero, AU	daily low min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Rumoi, JP	daily high max	11.8 C (53.2 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Elena, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Bolsoy Santar, RU	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Haboro, JP	daily high max	10.5 C (50.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Mogoca, RU	daily low min	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Borzja, RU	daily low min	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	91 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Hiroo, JP	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Oita, JP	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Loksmyr, NO	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Flores, PT	all-time low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Hallock, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Mombetsu, JP	daily high max	14.1 C (57.4 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Ransom 2NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	63 years	35 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 373 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 2021-03-05: 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 10	297
10 to 20	26
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2