Weather Records on 4 March 1921

99 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1921. Highest significance: Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA.

Key Facts for 4 March 1921

On 4 March 1921, 99 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 97 daily.
Dordrecht - Tnk 14 set a daily record precipitation of 43.2 mm (1.7 in) on 4 March 1921.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

99 stations

99 station records on 4 March 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bedooba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dumble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bulla Bulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgandramine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haddon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crawley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Peak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolerina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cultowa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kickerbell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Merryanbone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kokkedahl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

99 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 7, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 84.

Records on 4 March 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	7
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 March 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1921

Top 20 records on 4 March 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1921	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	Boorara, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	Warraweena, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	Bedooba, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1921	Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Dumble, AU	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Bulla Bulla Station, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Bulgandramine, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Branxton (Dalwood Vineyard), AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	7 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Hermannsburg, AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1921	Waverley (Belltrees 2), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	21 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1921. 1921 had 99 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 10	59
10 to 20	22
20 to 30	9
30 to 40	4
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1