Weather Records on 4 March 1972

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1972. Highest significance: Springvale, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1972

On 4 March 1972, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
273 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 603 daily.
Springvale set a daily record precipitation of 77.7 mm (3.1 in) on 4 March 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 4 March 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gvarv	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tuddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lifjell	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clarafield Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tempe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tovdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fermoy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Antigo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Broome Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Witklip (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin (Ben Ean)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kranskop (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stambaugh 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holcombe	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yampa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lovelock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hancock Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hermannsburg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 4 March 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 4 March 1972 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 23, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1972

Top 20 records on 4 March 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1972	Springvale, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1972	Herefoss, NO	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1972	Alice Springs Airport, AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1972	Gvarv, NO	monthly rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1972	Tuddal, NO	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Lifjell, NO	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	monthly rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Clarafield Station, AU	monthly rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Hedrum, NO	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Nelia Post Office, AU	monthly rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Nonda Downs Station, AU	all-time rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Mykland, NO	monthly rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Tempe Downs, AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Kynuna, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1972	Victor 4 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	42 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1972. 1972 had 632 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 20	433
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	4
140 to 160	1