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Weather Records on 4 March 1909

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1909. Highest significance: Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE.

Key Facts for 4 March 1909

  • On 4 March 1909, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 22 daily.
  • Leipzig-Holzhausen set a daily record snow depth of 22.0 cm (8.7 in) on 4 March 1909.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 4 March 1909 23 station records on 4 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 4 March 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 March 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth22.0 cm (8.7 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Kyneton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature27.8 C (82.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Balranald (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Sunbury (Salesian College )AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dandenong (Comberoond)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
CastlemaineAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature-6.4 C (20.5 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.4 C (70.5 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
WarburtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
BenerembahAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)GermanyRecord snow depth23.0 cm (9.1 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 4 March 1909 by type Records set or tied on 4 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 11Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 March 1909 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 11, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 4 March 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall11
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 4 March 1909 by timescale Records on 4 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 22all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 March 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 22.
Records on 4 March 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily22

How Much Records Were Beaten By

20 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 March 1909 Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 50: 1950 to 100: 0100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
Margins by which the 20 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 220.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 March 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 5019
50 to 1000
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1909
Top 20 records on 4 March 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 March 1909Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth22.0 cm (8.7 in)22.0 cm (8.7 in)44 years39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1909Kyneton Post Office, AUdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)6 years28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Hambantota, LKdaily low max27.8 C (82.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)35 years27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Balranald (Rsl), AUdaily rain22.1 mm (0.9 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Armagh, GBdaily low min-5.6 C (21.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)22 years16 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Sunbury (Salesian College ), AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)10.0 mm (0.4 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Washington, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Dandenong (Comberoond), AUdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Castlemaine, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)6 years11 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Orillia, CAdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909St John's, CAdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)18 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-4.4 C (24.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Orillia, CAdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min-6.4 C (20.5 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-11.7 C (10.9 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)8 years9 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth4.0 cm (1.6 in)2.0 cm (0.8 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min21.4 C (70.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)0 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Warburton, AUdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)6 years5 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1909Benerembah, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)6 years4 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 1909
Records on 03-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1909. 1909 had 23 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: 1,7922015: 5772016: 7482017: 5712018: 6452019: 2,1782020: 8732021: 4922022: 5162023: 8072024: 1,3282025: 6952026: 7471801186318911910192719441961197819952012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1909. 1909 had 23 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
20141,792
2015577
2016748
2017571
2018645
20192,178
2020873
2021492
2022516
2023807
20241,328
2025695
2026747

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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 (2026-10-15).