Weather Records on 4 March 1949

299 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1949. Highest significance: Gordon Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1949

On 4 March 1949, 299 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
95 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 279 daily.
Gordon Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.9 mm (6.0 in) on 4 March 1949.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

299 stations

299 station records on 4 March 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Narada Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toliness Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.4 mm (8.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taabinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Morris	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swanfels Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-3.8 C (25.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anderleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundubbera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria da Boa Vista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barambah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

299 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 4 March 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 4 March 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 17, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

254 broken records

Margins by which the 254 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1949

Top 20 records on 4 March 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1949	Gordon Downs, AU	monthly rain	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1949	Mantuan Downs, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Capella Post Office, AU	monthly rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Moorna, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Bulloo Downs, AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Milparinka Hotel, AU	monthly rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Coorada, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Rainworth, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Hvar, HR	monthly low min	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Narada Downs, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Toliness Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Emerald Post Office, AU	monthly rain	144.3 mm (5.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	Reedy Creek Station, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1949	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	37 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1949. 1949 had 299 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	237
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1