Weather Records on 4 March 1965

855 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1965. Highest significance: Freiburg, DE.

Key Facts for 4 March 1965

On 4 March 1965, 855 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
255 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 776 daily.
Freiburg set a daily record snow depth of 20.0 cm (7.9 in) on 4 March 1965.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

855 stations

855 station records on 4 March 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angermunde	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisonville 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dexter	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haripad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newton 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

855 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 77, Heaviest daily snowfall 140, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 4 March 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	77
Heaviest daily snowfall	140
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 4 March 1965 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 72, daily 776.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1965

Top 20 records on 4 March 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1965	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1965	Garsebach Bei Meissen, DE	all-time snow depth	60.0 cm (23.6 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1965	Poplar Bluff, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Corning, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Angermunde, DE	monthly snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Cottbus, DE	all-time snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Lichtentanne, DE	all-time snow depth	95.0 cm (37.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	0 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Camden 1, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Woodstock, CA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Mt Vernon 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Windsor, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Port Stanley, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	69 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Caruthersville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Birch Tree, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Ridgetown, CA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Shawneetown Old Town, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1965	Valley Park, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	44 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1965. 1965 had 855 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	583
50 to 100	71
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1