Weather Records on 4 March 1918

79 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1918. Highest significance: Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1918

On 4 March 1918, 79 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 78 daily.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 124.5 mm (4.9 in) on 4 March 1918.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

79 stations

79 station records on 4 March 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calivil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Metcalfe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Smeaton Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tullaroop Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tapio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Elmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Boxwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

79 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 4 March 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 March 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 78.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

75 broken records

Margins by which the 75 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1918

Top 20 records on 4 March 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1918	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1918	Prince Albert, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1918	Avoca (Post Office), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Prince Albert, CA	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Calivil, AU	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Cowes, AU	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Metcalfe, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Wien, AT	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Belle Isle, CA	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Halifax, CA	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Inglewood (Post Office), AU	daily rain	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	34 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily high max	10.7 C (51.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1918	Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir), AU	daily rain	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	15 years	16 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1918. 1918 had 79 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-04 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1804	1
1810	1
1814	1
1816	1
1817	1
1837	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	5
1846	1
1851	1
1852	2
1853	1
1857	1
1859	2
1862	1
1863	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1880	6
1881	5
1882	2
1884	1
1886	3
1888	4
1889	3
1890	7
1891	3
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	2
1896	11
1897	2
1900	1
1901	3
1902	5
1903	18
1904	8
1905	8
1906	14
1907	13
1908	15
1909	23
1910	7
1911	6
1912	46
1913	23
1914	27
1915	27
1916	37
1917	51
1918	79
1919	162
1920	76
1921	99
1922	59
1923	206
1924	139
1925	272
1926	144
1927	132
1928	100
1929	252
1930	148
1931	295
1932	341
1933	357
1934	402
1935	528
1936	171
1937	336
1938	628
1939	278
1940	242
1941	278
1942	266
1943	1,123
1944	564
1945	465
1946	679
1947	407
1948	698
1949	299
1950	638
1951	740
1952	747
1953	540
1954	528
1955	1,317
1956	504
1957	294
1958	414
1959	743
1960	2,289
1961	773
1962	536
1963	502
1964	677
1965	855
1966	1,050
1967	359
1968	1,100
1969	252
1970	332
1971	1,217
1972	632
1973	569
1974	1,456
1975	514
1976	1,696
1977	1,240
1978	1,905
1979	1,100
1980	742
1981	742
1982	758
1983	2,210
1984	671
1985	1,118
1986	1,113
1987	1,577
1988	924
1989	1,369
1990	738
1991	1,343
1992	1,283
1993	749
1994	959
1995	1,062
1996	727
1997	1,013
1998	1,720
1999	990
2000	878
2001	762
2002	2,015
2003	861
2004	1,092
2005	782
2006	711
2007	779
2008	919
2009	1,460
2010	517
2011	682
2012	755
2013	708
2014	1,792
2015	577
2016	748
2017	571
2018	645
2019	2,178
2020	873
2021	492
2022	516
2023	807
2024	1,328
2025	695
2026	747

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	67
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1