Weather Records on 4 March 1982

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1982. Highest significance: St George Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1982

On 4 March 1982, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 740 daily.
St George Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.7 mm (8.6 in) on 4 March 1982.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 4 March 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Santa Jacinta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah (Crinolyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Agudo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hirado	Japan	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Creek 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.8 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada de Pedras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Carwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flint Fcwos	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Weemelah Balarang Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turrawan (Wallah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jaicos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellaire 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burks Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalarka Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.2 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Flat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Assuncao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitiara (Bom Sucesso)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Mitchell AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 391, Heaviest daily snowfall 169, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 4 March 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	391
Heaviest daily snowfall	169
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 4 March 1982 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1982

Top 20 records on 4 March 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1982	St George Post Office, AU	all-time rain	218.7 mm (8.6 in)	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1982	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1982	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1982	Boggabri Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1982	Keithsburg, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Weribone, AU	daily rain	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Fazenda Santa Jacinta, BR	daily rain	89.1 mm (3.5 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Macwood, AU	daily rain	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Weemelah (Crinolyn), AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Lebanon, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Hillsdale, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Margate Collins St, AU	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	87 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.0 mm (6.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1982	Morro Agudo, BR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	45 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1982. 1982 had 758 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	567
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	19
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1