Weather Records on 4 March 1986

1,113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1986. Highest significance: Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE.

Key Facts for 4 March 1986

On 4 March 1986, 1,113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
552 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,071 daily.
Radolfzell-Markelfingen set a daily record snow depth of 38.0 cm (15.0 in) on 4 March 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

1,113 stations

1,113 station records on 4 March 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinfelden	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waldshut	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schallstadt-Mengen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Altair	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gondar	Ethiopia	Record low maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pioche	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Koosharem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aach	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,113 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 378, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 169, Heaviest daily rainfall 295, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 4 March 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	378
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	169
Heaviest daily rainfall	295
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 4 March 1986 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 40, daily 1,071.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records

Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 260.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1986

Top 20 records on 4 March 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1986	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Ponte Nova Do Paraopeba, BR	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Rheinfelden, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Waldshut, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Vogtsburg-Oberrotweil, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Waren, DE	daily low min	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	20 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Buckeye, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	81 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Schallstadt-Mengen, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Kalkoenkrans (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	McCloud, US	monthly high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Delta, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Payette, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	87 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Smithville, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Mesa, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Nevada City, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Glenwood Spgs #2, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1986	Grace, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	75 years	36 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1986. 1986 had 1,113 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	912
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1