Weather Records on 4 March 1976

1,696 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1976. Highest significance: Columbus Junction, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1976

On 4 March 1976, 1,696 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
683 were record highs and 380 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,625 daily.
Columbus Junction set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.1 mm (3.4 in) on 4 March 1976.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,696 stations

1,696 station records on 4 March 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wahroonga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westmead Austral Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chatswood Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cataract Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Pennant Hills (Oratava A	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Madawaska	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bankstown (Condell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermory	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby (Pretoria Parade)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Five Dock (Barnwell Park Golf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenup 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascavel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Sac 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,696 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 449, Lowest daily maximum 223, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 157, Heaviest daily rainfall 496, Heaviest daily snowfall 118, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 4 March 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	449
Lowest daily maximum	223
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	157
Heaviest daily rainfall	496
Heaviest daily snowfall	118
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 4 March 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 70, daily 1,625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,378 broken records

Margins by which the 1,378 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1976

Top 20 records on 4 March 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1976	Columbus Junction, US	monthly rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1976	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	152.8 mm (6.0 in)	115.7 mm (4.6 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1976	Nowra Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1976	Brodhead Wwtp, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1976	Windsor, US	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1976	Darkes Forest (Kintyre), AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	41 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1976	Wahroonga Reservoir, AU	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Bulby Brush (Blue Look-Out), AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Iowa City, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Macon, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Robertson (Caalong Street), AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	83 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Griggsville, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Palmyra, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Westmead Austral Avenue, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Chatswood Council Depot, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	85 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Cataract Dam, AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Muscatine, US	monthly rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	Fayette, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1976	West Pennant Hills (Oratava A, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	49 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1976. 1976 had 1,696 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	1,359
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1