Weather Records on 4 March 1981

742 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1981. Highest significance: Oberlin, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1981

On 4 March 1981, 742 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 726 daily.
Oberlin set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 4 March 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

742 stations

742 station records on 4 March 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Haigler	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Russell Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fleming	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Pinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stratton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wellfleet	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hye	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Feather Lakes 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

742 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 114, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 424, Heaviest daily snowfall 52, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 4 March 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	114
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	424
Heaviest daily snowfall	52
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 4 March 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 726.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 285.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1981

Top 20 records on 4 March 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1981	Oberlin, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1981	Haigler, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1981	Holyoke, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1981	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Dresden, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Albany, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	86 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Burlington, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Blanco, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Benkelman 1N, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Bird City 10S, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Brewster 4W, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Flagler 1S, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Windsor, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Russell Springs, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Yuma, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Fleming, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Hoxie, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1981	Red Feather Lakes 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	28.5 cm (11.2 in)	18 years	48 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1981. 1981 had 742 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 1981-03-04: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	627
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1