Weather Records on 4 March 1961

773 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1961. Highest significance: Bemboka Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1961

On 4 March 1961, 773 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 751 daily.
Bemboka Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 4 March 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

773 stations

773 station records on 4 March 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Gurrabeal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Murrungowar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Butchers Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sardine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koordarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breakwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Hall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gnaraloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Halflong Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Havana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bendoc Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

773 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 202, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 4 March 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	202
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 4 March 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 18, daily 751.

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 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1961

Top 20 records on 4 March 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1961	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1961	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1961	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1961	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1961	Cooma (Gurrabeal), AU	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge), AU	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Marquette, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Murrungowar, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Belconnen (Weetangerra), AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Tombong (Hillcrest), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Butchers Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Dellicknora (Tellicura), AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1961	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1961. 1961 had 773 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 1961-03-04: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	519
20 to 40	41
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	3