Weather Records on 4 March 1934

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1934. Highest significance: Karratha Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1934

On 4 March 1934, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
312 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 399 daily.
Karratha Station set a daily record precipitation of 54.6 mm (2.1 in) on 4 March 1934.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 4 March 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshallville 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna Sch For Boys	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gillsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Childress 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bizerte Cap Blanc	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 253, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 4 March 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	253
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 4 March 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 399.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 109.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1934

Top 20 records on 4 March 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1934	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1934	Ozark 6 NNW, US	daily rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1934	Americus, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1934	Ft Gaines, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1934	Blakely, US	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1934	Marshallville 6 S, US	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Union Springs 9 S, US	monthly rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Milledgeville, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Verhojansk, RU	daily high min	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	17.1 C (30.8 F)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Bainbridge, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Macon, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Hambantota, LK	daily low min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	46 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Eufaula, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Newnan 7 WNW, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1934	Toccoa, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	25 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1934. 1934 had 402 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	261
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1