Weather Records on 4 March 1939

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1939. Highest significance: Minot Exp STN, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1939

On 4 March 1939, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 272 daily.
Minot Exp STN set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 4 March 1939.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 4 March 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 March 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 March 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 272.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

203 broken records

Margins by which the 203 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1939

Top 20 records on 4 March 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1939	Scottsburg, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1939	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1939	Clunes, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1939	Jerusalem St. Anne, IL	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1939	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1939	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Barkerville, CA	monthly low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Lapeer 2 SE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Minden, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	monthly low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Barkerville, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Olympia Priest Pt Park, US	daily low max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Glacier, CA	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Grand Canyon HQ, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Koloa 936, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1939	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	23 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1939. 1939 had 278 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	192
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1