Weather Records on 4 March 1979

1,100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1979. Highest significance: Highlands, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1979

On 4 March 1979, 1,100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
243 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,040 daily.
Highlands set a monthly record daily precipitation of 225.6 mm (8.9 in) on 4 March 1979.
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 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Highlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Harden Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville	United States	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kowen Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montevallo	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.8 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shubuta	United States	Record daily precipitation	173.7 mm (6.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Transou	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copperhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoskintown Radio Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.7 mm (5.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Bathurst (Somerton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sihota	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buckatunna 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.6 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,100 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 212, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 635, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 119.

Records on 4 March 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	212
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	635
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	119

Records on 4 March 1979 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 48, daily 1,040.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

946 broken records

Margins by which the 946 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1979

Top 20 records on 4 March 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1979	Highlands, US	monthly rain	225.6 mm (8.9 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	80 years	75 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1979	Hickory 1 E, US	all-time rain	295.1 mm (11.6 in)	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	14 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1979	Mount Irving, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1979	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Detour Village, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Harden Park, AU	daily rain	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Selma, US	daily rain	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Thomasville, US	monthly rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Asheville, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Elong Elong (Bendeela St), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Kowen Forest, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Lima, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Lynway, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Lansdowne Station, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Glenelg, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	93 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Lay Dam, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Laurel, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1979	Cedartown, US	all-time rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	51 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1979. 1979 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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Data for records on 1979-03-04: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	822
50 to 100	72
100 to 150	22
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1