Weather Records on 4 March 1989

1,369 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1989. Highest significance: Yampa, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1989

On 4 March 1989, 1,369 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 616 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 119 monthly and 1,245 daily.
Yampa set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.9 mm (1.6 in) on 4 March 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,369 stations

1,369 station records on 4 March 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tsurugisan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trident	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prentice #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rs 338	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cass Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Basin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hana AP 355	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomakomai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
E Jordan	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potter	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pedernal 9 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,369 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 140, Lowest daily maximum 375, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 241, Heaviest daily rainfall 219, Heaviest daily snowfall 142, Deepest snow cover 105.

Records on 4 March 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	140
Lowest daily maximum	375
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	241
Heaviest daily rainfall	219
Heaviest daily snowfall	142
Deepest snow cover	105

Records on 4 March 1989 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 119, daily 1,245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,110 broken records

Margins by which the 1,110 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 770.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1989

Top 20 records on 4 March 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1989	Yampa, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	79 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1989	Bonneville Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1989	Waiehu Camp 484, US	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Tsurugisan, JP	monthly rain	119.5 mm (4.7 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Esashi, JP	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Trident, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Prentice #2, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	79 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Litchfield, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Mitchell 5E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Merrill, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Fayette 4 SW, US	all-time snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Akita, JP	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Takayama, JP	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Madison Wwtp, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Alamogordo, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Haleakala Rs 338, US	daily rain	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1989	Juzhno-Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	4 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1989. 1989 had 1,369 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 1989-03-04: 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 100	1,079
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1