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Weather Records on 4 March 1931

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1931. Highest significance: Bagdad, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1931

  • On 4 March 1931, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 11 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 287 daily.
  • Bagdad set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 4 March 1931.
  • Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

295 stations
Weather records on 4 March 1931 295 station records on 4 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
295 station records on 4 March 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 4 March 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
BagdadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
PakurIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation150.9 mm (5.9 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton (Uralla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.7 mm (1.1 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagalah St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.5 mm (2.5 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
New NorfolkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Ratho)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge (Milford)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)41 of 100 (Notable)
MahespurIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
GazoleIndiaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
MungeribarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
SalisburyUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
PalampurIndiaRecord daily precipitation70.9 mm (2.8 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
KhararIndiaRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
BerinagIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
BarduarIndiaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston RdAustraliaRecord daily precipitation99.1 mm (3.9 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
OkhimathIndiaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
WestgroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
GoulburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Clyde State SchoolAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
ChampawatIndiaRecord daily precipitation47.8 mm (1.9 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Rowena (Waroonga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.7 mm (2.3 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
MooroopnaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
NaglaIndiaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
San RemoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
DundullimalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
GoddaIndiaRecord daily precipitation56.9 mm (2.2 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
BerhamporeIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
New Angledool Telephone OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
QuabathooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
KiallaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
KarlstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/FlunternSwitzerlandRecord daily precipitation44.6 mm (1.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
UdhapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation29.0 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Thowgla UpperAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.3 mm (4.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Bodangora Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NWUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.8 cm (2.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Vysnij VolocekRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Basel BinningenSwitzerlandRecord daily precipitation23.2 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BorioIndiaRecord daily precipitation17.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankford (Rossville)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount NelsonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records
Records on 4 March 1931 by type Records set or tied on 4 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 7. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 6Lowest daily maximum: 26Highest daily minimum: 5Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 226Heaviest daily snowfall: 15Deepest snow cover: 7Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 4 March 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 7.
Records on 4 March 1931 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum6
Lowest daily maximum26
Highest daily minimum5
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall226
Heaviest daily snowfall15
Deepest snow cover7
Records on 4 March 1931 by timescale Records on 4 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 287. 0100200300all-time: 0monthly: 8daily: 287all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 4 March 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 287.
Records on 4 March 1931 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly8
daily287

How Much Records Were Beaten By

259 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 March 1931 Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted. 01002003000 to 20: 21620 to 40: 3140 to 60: 660 to 80: 280 to 100: 0100 to 120: 2120 to 140: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 259 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 4 March 1931
MarginRecords
0 to 20216
20 to 4031
40 to 606
60 to 802
80 to 1000
100 to 1202
120 to 1402

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1931
Top 20 records on 4 March 1931 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 March 1931Bagdad, AUdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)24 years49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Pakur, INdaily rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)59.7 mm (2.4 in)16 years48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Albion Park Post Office, AUdaily rain150.9 mm (5.9 in)127.0 mm (5.0 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Hamilton (Uralla), AUdaily rain28.7 mm (1.1 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)12 years47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Narromine (Alagalah St), AUdaily rain62.5 mm (2.5 in)51.1 mm (2.0 in)9 years46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Hobart Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)24 years45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931New Norfolk, AUdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)23.2 mm (0.9 in)1 year45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Bothwell (Ratho), AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)20.4 mm (0.8 in)12 years44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Cambridge (Milford), AUdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)1 year43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AUdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)20.8 mm (0.8 in)28 years41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Mahespur, INdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)33.0 mm (1.3 in)16 years37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Charlotte Wb City, USdaily snowfall11.9 cm (4.7 in)11.9 cm (4.7 in)37 years37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Gazole, INdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)25.4 mm (1.0 in)20 years36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931St Marys (Cullenswood), AUdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)38.4 mm (1.5 in)24 years35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1931Mungeribar, AUdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)38.7 mm (1.5 in)5 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1931Salisbury, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)18 years33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1931Goulburn (Kippilaw), AUdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)26.4 mm (1.0 in)37 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1931Palampur, INdaily rain70.9 mm (2.8 in)36.4 mm (1.4 in)26 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1931Kharar, INmonthly rain42.4 mm (1.7 in)13.4 mm (0.5 in)10 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1931Berinag, INdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)27.5 mm (1.1 in)16 years32 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 1931
Records on 03-04 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1931. 1931 had 295 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 1931. 1931 had 295 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).