Weather Records on 4 March 1962

536 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1962. Highest significance: Garhshankar, IN.

Key Facts for 4 March 1962

On 4 March 1962, 536 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 215 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 506 daily.
Garhshankar set a monthly record daily precipitation of 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 4 March 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

536 stations

536 station records on 4 March 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garhshankar	India	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Tuttlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ferozepur Sadar	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Viroqua	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Munsingen-Apfelstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Power House	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
James Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemainus	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Udhapur	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.0 C (-29.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deseret	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campsie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

536 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 109, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 106, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 4 March 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	109
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	106
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 4 March 1962 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1962

Top 20 records on 4 March 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1962	Garhshankar, IN	monthly rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1962	Tuttlingen, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Courtenay Puntledge Bchp, CA	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Ferozepur Sadar, IN	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Brookings 2 NE, US	all-time snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Glenlyon Station, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Winona, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Marengo, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Tanda, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	St Peter, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Wahpeton 3 N, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Viroqua, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Munsingen-Apfelstetten, DE	monthly rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Akron, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Escanaba, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Stillwater Power House, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1962	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1962. 1962 had 536 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	343
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1