Weather Records on 4 March 1968

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1968. Highest significance: Tapalpa (Smn), MX.

Key Facts for 4 March 1968

On 4 March 1968, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
622 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,036 daily.
Tapalpa (Smn) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 4 March 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,100 stations

1,100 station records on 4 March 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Atoyac (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sechelt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chapala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uch-Aral	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S.Joao Do Piaui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union de Tula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mascota (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sangli	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Belem de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Uruapan (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coomrith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Gargalheiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telhara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riethoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clowhom Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kopargaon	India	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aul Turara Ryskulov	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monkira	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 415, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 207, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 March 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	415
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	207
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 March 1968 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 59, daily 1,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

926 broken records

Margins by which the 926 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 510.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1968

Top 20 records on 4 March 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1968	Tapalpa (Smn), MX	all-time rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	70 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1968	Atoyac (Smn), MX	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1968	Guadalajara (Dge), MX	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1968	Sechelt, CA	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Arteaga, MX	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Chapala, MX	monthly rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Uch-Aral, KZ	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Rumbulara Vineyards, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Lavras da Mangabeira (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	S.Joao Do Piaui, BR	daily rain	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Union de Tula, MX	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Visconde de Maua (Esc.Agrot), BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Emerson, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Mascota (Smn), MX	all-time rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Ogies (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Sangli, IN	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Belem de Sao Francisco, BR	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1968	Irapuato, MX	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	45 years	39 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1968. 1968 had 1,100 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 100	922
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1