Weather Records on 3 March 2026

970 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2026. Highest significance: Lifton Pumping STN, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 2026

On 3 March 2026, 970 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 954 daily.
Lifton Pumping STN set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 3 March 2026.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

970 stations

970 station records on 3 March 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Koorawatha (Boorowa Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cowra Ag Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Batlow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrangobilly Caves	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabram Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Owen Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Nowranie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Rosedale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indigo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brest-Guipavas	France	Record high maximum temperature	19.6 C (67.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Carbine Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Augustine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Narrandera Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bardal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba (Landsdowne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong (Etham Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallendbeen (Corang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

970 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 March 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 March 2026 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 954.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

807 broken records

Margins by which the 807 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2026

Top 20 records on 3 March 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2026	Lifton Pumping STN, US	monthly rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	97 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 March 2026	Greenethorpe (Iandra), AU	daily rain	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	132 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2026	Koorawatha (Boorowa Street), AU	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2026	Tongala, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2026	Carabost, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	125 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2026	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2026	Cowra Ag Research Station, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU	all-time rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Batlow Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	125 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Logan Radio Kvnu, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Yarrangobilly Caves, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Kyabram Dpi, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Wanaaring (Owen Downs), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Urana (Nowranie), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	125 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Bungowannah (Roseleigh), AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	15.1 C (59.2 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	138 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Roosevelt 1 S, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2026	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	59 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

1804 to 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2026. 2026 had 970 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	724
10 to 20	44
20 to 30	24
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	5
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	2