Weather Records on 4 March 1984

671 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1984. Highest significance: Mount Phillip, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1984

On 4 March 1984, 671 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 650 daily.
Mount Phillip set a daily record precipitation of 51.0 mm (2.0 in) on 4 March 1984.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

671 stations

671 station records on 4 March 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yarralla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bowgada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beverley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minaru	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Isseka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richards	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bunya Bunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quapaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brookton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quairading	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maysboro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yathroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Latham East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muchea Tree Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Inkpen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coomberdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marbling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sanborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buntine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strawberry North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corrigin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

671 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 367, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 4 March 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	367
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 4 March 1984 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 650.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1984

Top 20 records on 4 March 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1984	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1984	Yarralla, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1984	Bowgada, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Beverley, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Maya, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Kemmerer 2N, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Wooroloo, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Erie Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Minaru, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Hatch, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Isseka, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Dawson, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Onaka, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Richards, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Bunya Bunya, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Morawa, AU	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Quapaw, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Grass Valley, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1984	Brookton, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	47 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1984. 1984 had 671 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 1984-03-04: 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	516
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1