Weather Records on 4 March 1975

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1975. Highest significance: Griquatown (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 4 March 1975

On 4 March 1975, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
146 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 505 daily.
Griquatown (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 79.5 mm (3.1 in) on 4 March 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 4 March 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Sterkstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kykrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koegasbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sarelsrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Silverstreams	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ura-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grantham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grootmodderfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zeekoevlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waterfall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uitsig	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Maseru	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Doornbosch	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie-Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwejaarskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Danielskuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brakboschpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 211, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 4 March 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	211
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 4 March 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 505.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

432 broken records

Margins by which the 432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1975

Top 20 records on 4 March 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1975	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1975	Sterkstroom, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Fajardo, PR	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Kykrug, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Koegasbrug, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Khosis, ZA	daily rain	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Sarelsrivier, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Marydale (Pol), ZA	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Silverstreams, ZA	daily rain	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Leeu Gamka (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Ura-Tyube, TJ	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Alicante, ES	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Grantham, ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1975	Grootmodderfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	37 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1975. 1975 had 514 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	420
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1