Weather Records on 4 March 1985

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1985. Highest significance: La Harpe, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1985

On 4 March 1985, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 218 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 996 daily.
La Harpe set a monthly record daily precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 4 March 1985.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 4 March 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
La Harpe	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Macomb	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wilmot	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Brainerd	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gregory Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cloquet	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kewanee 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Warrensburg 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adin Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Consumers Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Windom	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteface Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 118, Heaviest daily rainfall 497, Heaviest daily snowfall 257, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 4 March 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	118
Heaviest daily rainfall	497
Heaviest daily snowfall	257
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 4 March 1985 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 96, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

939 broken records

Margins by which the 939 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 1985

Top 20 records on 4 March 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1985	La Harpe, US	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	77 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Macomb, US	monthly rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Pine Rvr Dam, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	73 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Wilmot, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	72 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Canton L&D 20, US	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Milbank 4 NW, US	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Galva, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Ft Madison, US	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Brainerd, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Glenwood 2WNW, US	monthly rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	64 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Gull Lake Dam, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Gregory Landing, US	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Morrison, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Cloquet, US	all-time snowfall	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	34 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Two Harbors, US	all-time snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1985	Brunswick, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1985	Guthrie 5S, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	90 years	58 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1985. 1985 had 1,118 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	787
50 to 100	89
100 to 150	41
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1