Weather Records on 5 March 2022

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 2022. Highest significance: Richmond Raaf, AU.

Key Facts for 5 March 2022

On 5 March 2022, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
268 were record highs and 119 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 613 daily.
Richmond Raaf set a daily record precipitation of 116.3 mm (4.6 in) on 5 March 2022.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 481 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 5 March 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richmond Raaf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Astrakan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Koo Wee Rup (Srw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tanybryn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hampshire (Neena Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Biddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Lake Nwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Ted Stevens Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockton 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barwon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
King's Cabin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Castlereagh (Castlereagh Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Redbird	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East Tarwin (Mirboo Pastoral C	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noojee Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drysdale (Brimdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smoky Valley - Carvers	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ventnor (Oaklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derrinallum (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rairden 2WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebud (Country Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 143, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 March 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	143
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 March 2022 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 2022

Top 20 records on 5 March 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 2022	Richmond Raaf, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2022	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	92 years	75 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2022	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	133 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2022	Astrakan, RU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2022	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2022	Koo Wee Rup (Srw), AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 March 2022	Tanybryn, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Hordern Vale, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Derrinallum (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Warrion, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Hampshire (Neena Road), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Irrewillipe (Tomahawk Creek), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	133 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Biddle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Lismore (Post Office), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Yellowtail Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Ruby Lake Nwr, US	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2022	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	103 years	46 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2022. 2022 had 635 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 2022-03-05: 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 50	495
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1