Weather Records on 3 March 2024

1,359 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2024. Highest significance: Idaho Falls 16 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 2024

On 3 March 2024, 1,359 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
830 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,333 daily.
Idaho Falls 16 SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 3 March 2024.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

1,359 stations

1,359 station records on 3 March 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hyden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Booralee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Graball	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shimla	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dagget Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nangeenan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hines Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 16 SE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Massacre Rocks Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Walker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Telenning Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Man	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nanyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yamoussoukro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,359 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 431, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 399, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 176, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 3 March 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	431
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	399
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	176
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 3 March 2024 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 23, daily 1,333.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,135 broken records

Margins by which the 1,135 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2024

Top 20 records on 3 March 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2024	Idaho Falls 16 SE, US	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	52 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 2024	Hyden, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2024	Booralee, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Calaveras Big Trees, US	daily rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Scipio, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Graham Rock, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Graball, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Old Delamere, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Shimla, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	106 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Dagget Pass, US	all-time snowfall	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Liepaja, LV	daily high max	11.5 C (52.7 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	97 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Orleans, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Hyden North, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Nangeenan, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Hines Hill, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Fruita, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Portola, US	monthly snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Minidoka Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2024	Bredette, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	47 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

1804 to 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2024. 2024 had 1,359 records.

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

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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 50	1,101
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1