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Weather Records on 4 March 1896

11 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1896. Highest significance: Harnosand, SE.

Key Facts for 4 March 1896

  • On 4 March 1896, 11 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 11 daily.
  • Harnosand set a daily record precipitation of 22.4 mm (0.9 in) on 4 March 1896.
  • Across 166 earlier years (1801 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

11 stations
Weather records on 4 March 1896 11 station records on 4 March 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
11 station records on 4 March 1896 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 March 1896: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HarnosandSwedenRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.3 mm (0.4 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-HassloSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.3 mm (0.37 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-MalmslaettSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.9 mm (0.27 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
JonkopingSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.5 mm (0.22 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
UmeaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

11 records
Records on 4 March 1896 by type Records set or tied on 4 March 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10. 035810Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 March 1896 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 10.
Records on 4 March 1896 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 4 March 1896 by timescale Records on 4 March 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 11all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 March 1896 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 11.
Records on 4 March 1896 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily11

How Much Records Were Beaten By

10 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 March 1896 Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 2: 32 to 4: 14 to 6: 46 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 014 to 16: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 1414 to 16
Margins by which the 10 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 16.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 March 1896
MarginRecords
0 to 23
2 to 41
4 to 64
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 140
14 to 161

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1896
Top 11 records on 4 March 1896 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 March 1896Harnosand, SEdaily rain22.4 mm (0.9 in)16.0 mm (0.6 in)2 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Skara 1, SEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Orebro, SEdaily rain10.3 mm (0.4 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Vasteras-Hasslo, SEdaily rain9.3 mm (0.37 in)4.2 mm (0.17 in)5 years18 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SEdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Oestersund-Froesoen, SEdaily rain6.9 mm (0.27 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Jonkoping, SEdaily rain5.5 mm (0.22 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Umea, SEdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Pitea, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1896Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily low max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1801 to 1896
Records on 03-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1896. 1896 had 11 records. 01,0002,0003,0001801: 11804: 11810: 11814: 11816: 11817: 11837: 11842: 11843: 11845: 51846: 11851: 11852: 21853: 11857: 11859: 21862: 11863: 11868: 11871: 11872: 11873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 11878: 11880: 61881: 51882: 21884: 11886: 31888: 41889: 31890: 71891: 31892: 11893: 21894: 11895: 21896: 111897: 21900: 11901: 31902: 51903: 181904: 81905: 81906: 141907: 131908: 151909: 231910: 71911: 61912: 461913: 231914: 271915: 271916: 371917: 511918: 791919: 1621920: 761921: 991922: 591923: 2061924: 1391925: 2721926: 1441927: 1321928: 1001929: 2521930: 1481931: 2951932: 3411933: 3571934: 4021935: 5281936: 1711937: 3361938: 6281939: 2781940: 2421941: 2781942: 2661943: 1,1231944: 5641945: 4651946: 6791947: 4071948: 6981949: 2991950: 6381951: 7401952: 7471953: 5401954: 5281955: 1,3171956: 5041957: 2941958: 4141959: 7431960: 2,2891961: 7731962: 5361963: 5021964: 6771965: 8551966: 1,0501967: 3591968: 1,1001969: 2521970: 3321971: 1,2171972: 6321973: 5691974: 1,4561975: 5141976: 1,6961977: 1,2401978: 1,9051979: 1,1001980: 7421981: 7421982: 7581983: 2,2101984: 6711985: 1,1181986: 1,1131987: 1,5771988: 9241989: 1,3691990: 7381991: 1,3431992: 1,2831993: 7491994: 9591995: 1,0621996: 7271997: 1,0131998: 1,7201999: 9902000: 8782001: 7622002: 2,0152003: 8612004: 1,0922005: 7822006: 7112007: 7792008: 9192009: 1,4602010: 5172011: 6822012: 7552013: 7082014: 1,7942015: 5772016: 7492017: 5712018: 6422019: 2,1732020: 8662021: 4912022: 5152023: 8052024: 1,3282025: 6951801186318911910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1896. 1896 had 11 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-04 in each year
YearRecords
18011
18041
18101
18141
18161
18171
18371
18421
18431
18455
18461
18511
18522
18531
18571
18592
18621
18631
18681
18711
18721
18732
18741
18752
18761
18781
18806
18815
18822
18841
18863
18884
18893
18907
18913
18921
18932
18941
18952
189611
18972
19001
19013
19025
190318
19048
19058
190614
190713
190815
190923
19107
19116
191246
191323
191427
191527
191637
191751
191879
1919162
192076
192199
192259
1923206
1924139
1925272
1926144
1927132
1928100
1929252
1930148
1931295
1932341
1933357
1934402
1935528
1936171
1937336
1938628
1939278
1940242
1941278
1942266
19431,123
1944564
1945465
1946679
1947407
1948698
1949299
1950638
1951740
1952747
1953540
1954528
19551,317
1956504
1957294
1958414
1959743
19602,289
1961773
1962536
1963502
1964677
1965855
19661,050
1967359
19681,100
1969252
1970332
19711,217
1972632
1973569
19741,456
1975514
19761,696
19771,240
19781,905
19791,100
1980742
1981742
1982758
19832,210
1984671
19851,118
19861,113
19871,577
1988924
19891,369
1990738
19911,343
19921,283
1993749
1994959
19951,062
1996727
19971,013
19981,720
1999990
2000878
2001762
20022,015
2003861
20041,092
2005782
2006711
2007779
2008919
20091,460
2010517
2011682
2012755
2013708
20141,794
2015577
2016749
2017571
2018642
20192,173
2020866
2021491
2022515
2023805
20241,328
2025695

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).