Weather Records on 4 March 1951

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1951. Highest significance: New Meadows Rs, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1951

On 4 March 1951, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 310 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 671 daily.
New Meadows Rs set a monthly record daily snowfall of 31.0 cm (12.2 in) on 4 March 1951.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 4 March 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Orofino	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rpf 102	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moorhead St Teachers C	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fish Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook Cove	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crofton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jiggs 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springdale	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 173, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 4 March 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	173
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 4 March 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 68, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

602 broken records

Margins by which the 602 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 420.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1951

Top 20 records on 4 March 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1951	New Meadows Rs, US	monthly snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Pierce Rs, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Arrowrock Dam, US	monthly snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Irwin 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Orofino, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Bunnawarra, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Parkers Landing, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Bamfield, CA	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Deer Lodge, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	New Westminster, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Rossland City Yard, CA	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Cottonwood, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Bumping Lake, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Sedro-Woolley, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Big Creek, CA	monthly low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Rpf 102, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1951	Northport, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 years	36 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1951. 1951 had 740 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 100	584
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1