Weather Records on 4 March 1978

1,905 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1978. Highest significance: La Crescenta Fc251 C, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1978

On 4 March 1978, 1,905 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
151 were record highs and 1,007 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 187 monthly and 1,711 daily.
La Crescenta Fc251 C set a monthly record daily precipitation of 172.5 mm (6.8 in) on 4 March 1978.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,905 stations

1,905 station records on 4 March 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Bluff Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Angiola	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wilson Cbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kern River Ph 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Macomb	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.8 cm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bel Air Fc 10A	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Soledad	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Van Nuys Fc15A	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corcoran Irrig Dist	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ringwood	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Itapira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caripare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paicines 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica Pier	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.9 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Delano	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,905 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 461, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 546, Heaviest daily rainfall 328, Heaviest daily snowfall 90, Deepest snow cover 329.

Records on 4 March 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	461
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	546
Heaviest daily rainfall	328
Heaviest daily snowfall	90
Deepest snow cover	329

Records on 4 March 1978 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 187, daily 1,711.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,497 broken records

Margins by which the 1,497 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1978

Top 20 records on 4 March 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1978	La Crescenta Fc251 C, US	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1978	Red Bluff Muni AP, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1978	Downey Fire Dept. Fc107C, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Tarkastad (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Circleville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Angiola, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Avalon Pleasure Pier, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Denair 3 NNE, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	77 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Mt Wilson Cbs, US	daily rain	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	150.3 mm (5.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Kern River Ph 3, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Macomb, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Bridger 2 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Grindstone Island, CA	daily snowfall	23.8 cm (9.4 in)	7.5 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Sheridan AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Bel Air Fc 10A, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Huntington Lake, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1978	Port Hastings, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	46 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1978. 1978 had 1,905 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	1,344
50 to 100	84
100 to 150	47
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2