Weather Records on 4 March 1932

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1932. Highest significance: Cap Chat, CA.

Key Facts for 4 March 1932

On 4 March 1932, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 331 daily.
Cap Chat set a daily record snowfall of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 4 March 1932.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 4 March 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nannilam	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulattur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvaiyaru	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pattukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sirkali	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karambakkudi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arantangi	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Marcos	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pullman Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Udayalipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karumba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muthupet	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Neidavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbhakonam	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilanilai	India	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruchchirapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tirukkattupalli	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 4 March 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 4 March 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 331.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1932

Top 20 records on 4 March 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1932	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Nannilam, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Kodavasal, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Kulattur, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Horton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Princeton, CA	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Cloudcroft, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Kelowna, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 year	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Tiruvaiyaru, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Pattukkottai, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Minneapolis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1932	Bluff City, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1932	Willapa Harbor, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1932	Spokane Intl AP, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1932	Aberdeen, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1932	Kelowna, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1932	Moscow U of I, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1932	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	36 years	30 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1932. 1932 had 341 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 50	271
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1