Weather Records on 3 March 2025

695 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2025. Highest significance: Fet I Eidfjord, NO.

Key Facts for 3 March 2025

On 3 March 2025, 695 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
498 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 673 daily.
Fet I Eidfjord set a daily record precipitation of 41.3 mm (1.6 in) on 3 March 2025.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 522 records.

Record Map

695 stations

695 station records on 3 March 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fet I Eidfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Madrid/Cuatrovientos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tafjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gronning	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Karuizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sunndalsora III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maebashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haukedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madras	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kofu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eksingedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kumagaya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Veitastrond	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Suwa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sasebo Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Naze	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eresfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fresvik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKinley Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guantanamo Bay NAS	Cuba	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kawaguchiko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rygge	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Serena	Chile	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gjengedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Peak	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.8 C (87.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ovstedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jemez Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Sum	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Junction Kimble Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salto	Uruguay	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

695 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 121, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 March 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	121
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 March 2025 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

575 broken records

Margins by which the 575 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2025

Top 20 records on 3 March 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2025	Fet I Eidfjord, NO	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2025	Madrid/Cuatrovientos, ES	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Tafjord, NO	daily rain	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Gronning, NO	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Austin #2, US	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Karuizawa, JP	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Thief River Falls, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	103 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Sunndalsora III, NO	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Maebashi, JP	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Bulken, NO	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	87 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Haukedal, NO	daily rain	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Navacerrada, ES	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Madras, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	94 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Chichibu, JP	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Blanktjernmoen I Kvikne, NO	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Matsumoto, JP	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Kofu, JP	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Norddal, NO	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	146 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2025	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	42 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2025. 2025 had 695 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 20	556
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1