Weather Records on 4 March 1952

747 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1952. Highest significance: Tarboro 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1952

On 4 March 1952, 747 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 320 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 717 daily.
Tarboro 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 85.3 mm (3.4 in) on 4 March 1952.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

747 stations

747 station records on 4 March 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blair	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parsa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
High Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pelzer	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sedgwick	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

747 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 121, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 199, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 4 March 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	121
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	199
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 4 March 1952 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1952

Top 20 records on 4 March 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1952	Tarboro 1 S, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Blair, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Shawinigan, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Monmouth, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Shelbina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Salisbury, US	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Greenwood, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Randleman, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Luakaha Lower 782, US	daily rain	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Huntsville, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Winnsboro, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Greensboro, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Toccoa, US	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Ottawa, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Shawinigan, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Le Claire, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Huntsville, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	71 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1952	Rushville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	45 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1952. 1952 had 747 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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Data for records on 1952-03-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	28
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1