Weather Records on 4 March 1948

698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1948. Highest significance: Cardwell Marine Pde, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1948

On 4 March 1948, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 301 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 645 daily.
Cardwell Marine Pde set a daily record precipitation of 352.3 mm (13.9 in) on 4 March 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

698 stations

698 station records on 4 March 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	352.3 mm (13.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aquidaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Truchas	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wolmada	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cashmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein 11,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ancho	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arriba	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosier Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miami	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Canadian	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

698 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 172, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 129, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 82, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 4 March 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	172
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	129
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	82
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 4 March 1948 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 46, daily 645.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1948

Top 20 records on 4 March 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1948	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	352.3 mm (13.9 in)	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1948	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Lakin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Rockford, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Ione, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Aquidaba, BR	all-time rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Eerstegeluk, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Truchas, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Coldwater, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Chacon, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Telpoort, ZA	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Wolmada, ZA	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1948	Triunfo, BR	daily rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1948. 1948 had 698 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	502
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2