Weather Records on 4 March 1926

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1926. Highest significance: Arnsberg, DE.

Key Facts for 4 March 1926

On 4 March 1926, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 142 daily.
Arnsberg set a daily record precipitation of 27.8 mm (1.1 in) on 4 March 1926.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 4 March 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
El Paso	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saegerstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Palestine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mauzy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Wappingers Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Leitchfield 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 81, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 17, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 4 March 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	81
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	17
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 4 March 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 142.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

105 broken records

Margins by which the 105 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1926

Top 20 records on 4 March 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1926	Arnsberg, DE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1926	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	52 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	15 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	El Paso, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Houma, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Deming, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Steveston, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	16 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Burlington, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Lakefield, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	37 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Saegerstown, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Salekhard, RU	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Colchester 2 W, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Marion, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Darwin Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	3.7 mm (0.15 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	15 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Palestine, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	32 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1926	Lordsburg 4 SE, US	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	32 years	13 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1926. 1926 had 144 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 5	97
5 to 10	3
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	1
20 to 25	1
25 to 30	2