Weather Records on 4 March 1964

677 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1964. Highest significance: Paducah, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1964

On 4 March 1964, 677 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
294 were record highs and 87 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 653 daily.
Paducah set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 4 March 1964.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

677 stations

677 station records on 4 March 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paducah	United States	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elberta	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newbern	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Tucunduba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelaceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucano	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marked Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

677 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 205, Heaviest daily snowfall 75, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 4 March 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	205
Heaviest daily snowfall	75
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 4 March 1964 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 653.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1964

Top 20 records on 4 March 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1964	Paducah, US	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1964	Henderson 8 SSW, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1964	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1964	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1964	Belah Park, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Bergland Dam, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Princeton, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Irvington, US	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Elberta, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Newbern, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Winter, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Monroe City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Anchorage, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Russellville, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	White River, CA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Harrisburg, US	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1964	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	46 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1964. 1964 had 677 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 1964-03-04: 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 50	513
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4