Weather Records on 4 March 1920

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1920. Highest significance: Lake Cowal, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1920

On 4 March 1920, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 76 daily.
Lake Cowal set a daily record precipitation of 46.5 mm (1.8 in) on 4 March 1920.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 4 March 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Cowal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fraserburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse River	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	18.7 C (65.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.3 C (57.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/Universite	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 4 March 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	20
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 March 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

71 broken records

Margins by which the 71 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 148.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1920

Top 20 records on 4 March 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1920	Lake Cowal, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1920	Bologna, IT	daily high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1920	Newport, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1920	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Praha-Klementinum, CZ	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	11 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Milan, IT	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	41 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Wien, AT	daily high max	18.0 C (64.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Uccle, BE	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	48 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	40 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Escanaba, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Medford, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Green Bay, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Fraserburg, ZA	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Paris, CA	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	14 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Asheville, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1920	Hohenpeissenberg, DE	daily high max	14.2 C (57.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	23 years	19 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1920. 1920 had 76 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	66
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1