Weather Records on 4 March 1950

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1950. Highest significance: Orange Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1950

On 4 March 1950, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 251 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 587 daily.
Orange Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 49.8 mm (2.0 in) on 4 March 1950.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 4 March 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kamasin	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khaga	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Premer (Eden Moor)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Major Isidoro (Sertaozinho)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bumberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weipa Eastern Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnigan Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 101, Highest daily minimum 149, Lowest daily minimum 150, Heaviest daily rainfall 152, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 4 March 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	101
Highest daily minimum	149
Lowest daily minimum	150
Heaviest daily rainfall	152
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 4 March 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 51, daily 587.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 154.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1950

Top 20 records on 4 March 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1950	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Sirathu, IN	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Diablo Dam, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Landsburg, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Astoria, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Orange (McLaughlin St), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Kamasin, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Alder Dam Camp, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Rath, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Peterborough, CA	monthly low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Ulamambri Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Khaga, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Graman (Willowie), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1950	Premer (Eden Moor), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	38 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1950. 1950 had 638 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	467
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1