Weather Records on 4 March 1936

171 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1936. Highest significance: Walterhall, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1936

On 4 March 1936, 171 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
91 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 165 daily.
Walterhall set a daily record precipitation of 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 4 March 1936.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

171 stations

171 station records on 4 March 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alstonville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rosedale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dinokana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Boonara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Svirica	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

171 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 4 March 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 4 March 1936 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

132 broken records

Margins by which the 132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1397.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1936

Top 20 records on 4 March 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1936	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1936	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1936	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1936	Delaware 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1936	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1936	Raglan, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1936	Storm Lake, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1936	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Alstonville Post Office, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Innsbruck, AT	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	6.9 C (12.4 F)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Gorlitz, DE	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Rosedale Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Rock Rapids, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Newcastle Waters, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1936	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	13.2 C (55.8 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	53 years	26 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1936. 1936 had 171 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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Data for records on 1936-03-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 200	126
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	2
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1
1200 to 1400	1