Seattle March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Seattle, Washington for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 69 °F 1965
Lowest temperature 20 °F 1989
Lowest daily high 34 °F 1962
Highest daily low 50 °F 1987
Most precipitation 2.08 inches 1950
Most snow 4.7 inches 1960
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.0 °F
Average low 38.0 °F
Chance precipitation 56.3%
Chance snow 3.1%
Seattle March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 43 35 0.10 0.0
2023 42 36 0.22 0.0
2022 50 41 0.16 0.0
2021 56 35 0.00 0.0
2020 53 46 0.18 0.0
2019 47 33 0.00 0.0
2018 52 34 0.00 0.0
2017 51 39 0.36 0.0
2016 58 48 0.03 0.0
2015 51 32 0.00 0.0
2014 58 48 0.42 0.0
2013 52 36 0.00 0.0
2012 54 44 0.00 0.0
2011 48 36 0.22 0.0
2010 55 41 0.00 0.0
2009 55 42 0.24 0.0
2008 48 40 0.07 n/a
2007 52 41 0.05 n/a
2006 54 34 0.00 n/a
2005 61 40 0.00 n/a
2004 45 38 0.19 n/a
2003 48 39 0.00 n/a
2002 55 31 0.00 n/a
2001 47 31 0.00 n/a
2000 48 44 0.34 n/a
1999 47 37 0.20 n/a
1998 44 35 0.05 n/a
1997 44 34 0.40 n/a
1996 50 41 0.32 0.0
1995 54 29 0.00 0.0
1994 58 45 0.32 0.0
1993 55 43 0.36 0.0
1992 55 46 0.09 0.0
1991 50 42 0.79 0.0
1990 53 44 0.04 0.0
1989 38 20 0.00 0.0
1988 51 36 0.00 0.0
1987 54 50 1.47 0.0
1986 61 39 0.01 0.0
1985 46 31 0.28 0.0
1984 51 35 0.00 0.0
1983 48 42 0.10 0.0
1982 47 42 0.48 0.0
1981 47 41 0.56 0.0
1980 47 44 0.26 0.0
1979 49 44 0.19 0.0
1978 48 37 0.05 0.0
1977 49 40 0.15 0.0
1976 37 26 0.00 0.0
1975 51 35 0.00 0.0
1974 44 32 0.02 0.0
1973 49 40 0.09 0.0
1972 45 36 0.00 0.0
1971 41 33 0.09 0.2
1970 46 37 0.06 0.0
1969 45 41 0.13 0.0
1968 58 45 0.00 0.0
1967 46 33 0.00 0.0
1966 43 33 0.25 2.5
1965 69 48 0.00 0.0
1964 46 38 0.12 0.0
1963 49 32 0.00 0.0
1962 34 30 0.04 0.0
1961 42 32 0.21 1.7
1960 36 24 0.16 4.7
1959 49 36 0.01 0.0
1958 52 30 0.00 0.0
1957 51 39 0.00 0.0
1956 40 32 0.28 0.8
1955 38 22 0.29 4.5
1954 52 30 0.00 0.0
1953 48 36 0.00 0.0
1952 45 37 0.32 0.0
1951 38 31 0.30 3.0
1950 56 46 2.08 0.0
1949 61 38 0.00 0.0
1948 52 28 0.00 0.0
1947 48 43 0.27 0.0
1946 51 41 0.00 0.0
1945 n/a 44 n/a 0.0
1944 48 40 0.10 0.0
1943 58 35 0.00 0.0
1942 53 37 0.00 0.0
1941 58 47 0.00 0.0
1940 54 44 0.00 0.0
1939 48 36 0.06 0.0
1938 61 44 0.03 0.0
1937 60 43 0.00 0.0
1936 52 44 0.08 0.0
1935 47 36 0.27 0.0
1934 55 43 0.02 0.0
1933 50 38 0.05 0.0
1932 45 31 0.02 0.0
1931 55 36 0.14 0.0
1930 60 40 0.00 0.0
1929 52 42 0.00 0.0
1928 61 41 0.00 0.0
1927 49 33 0.00 0.0
1926 52 45 0.00 0.0
1925 49 41 0.02 0.0
1924 48 40 0.00 0.0
1923 43 29 0.00 0.0
1922 46 36 0.10 0.0
1921 53 44 0.00 0.0
1920 47 40 0.31 0.0
1919 48 38 0.01 0.0
1918 44 32 0.24 0.0
1917 51 34 0.00 0.0
1916 42 34 0.10 0.0
1915 50 42 0.30 0.0
1914 47 41 0.07 0.0
1913 47 43 0.04 0.0
1912 47 34 0.00 0.0
1911 52 34 0.00 0.0
1910 50 46 0.00 0.0
1909 51 43 0.26 0.0
1908 48 36 0.00 0.0
1907 48 32 0.00 0.0
1906 50 42 0.13 0.0
1905 66 45 0.00 0.0
1904 46 38 0.23 0.0
1903 46 35 0.00 0.0
1902 51 41 0.08 0.0
1901 49 40 0.01 0.0
1900 51 41 0.11 0.0
1899 49 39 0.00 0.0
1898 50 44 0.07 0.0
1897 52 33 0.00 0.0
1896 38 23 0.00 0.0
1895 53 32 0.00 0.0
1894 43 32 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Seattle on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 69 °F which happened in 1965.
Highest Temperatures in Seattle on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 1965
2 66 °F 1905
3 61 °F 2005
3 61 °F 1986
3 61 °F 1938
3 61 °F 1949
3 61 °F 1928
8 60 °F 1930
8 60 °F 1937
10 58 °F 2014
10 58 °F 1943
10 58 °F 1994
10 58 °F 1941
10 58 °F 1968
10 58 °F 2016
What's the all-time low for Seattle on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Seattle history is 20 °F which happened in 1989.
Lowest Temperatures in Seattle on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1989
2 22 °F 1955
3 23 °F 1896
4 24 °F 1960
5 26 °F 1976
6 28 °F 1948
7 29 °F 1995
7 29 °F 1923
9 30 °F 1962
9 30 °F 1954
9 30 °F 1958
Lowest High Temperatures in Seattle on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1962
2 36 °F 1960
3 37 °F 1976
4 38 °F 1989
4 38 °F 1896
4 38 °F 1955
4 38 °F 1951
8 40 °F 1956
9 41 °F 1971
10 42 °F 2023
10 42 °F 1916
10 42 °F 1961
What's the most it has ever rained in Seattle on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Seattle history is 2.08 inches which happened in 1950.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Seattle on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.08 inches 1950
2 1.47 inches 1987
3 0.79 inches 1991
4 0.56 inches 1981
5 0.48 inches 1982
6 0.42 inches 2014
7 0.40 inches 1997
8 0.36 inches 2017
8 0.36 inches 1993
10 0.34 inches 2000
All-Time Most Snow in Seattle on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.7 inches 1960
2 4.5 inches 1955
3 3.0 inches 1951
4 2.5 inches 1966
5 1.7 inches 1961
6 0.8 inches 1956
7 0.2 inches 1971
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Seattle Tacoma International Airport location
1894–1947 University of Washington location