Weather Records on 4 March 1991

1,343 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1991. Highest significance: Enosburg Falls, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1991

On 4 March 1991, 1,343 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
674 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,309 daily.
Enosburg Falls set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 4 March 1991.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,343 stations

1,343 station records on 4 March 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Goshen	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dansville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gasquet Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cosmorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle 4 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Macucos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Batavia	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pit Rvr Ph 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wiscoy 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wolcott 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Acude	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Craters of the Moon	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hornell Almond Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Altavista	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop Creek Intake 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kane 1NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrs Creek 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mococa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Occidental	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Valley 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,343 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 251, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 423, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 577, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 4 March 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	251
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	423
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	577
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 4 March 1991 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 34, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,124 broken records

Margins by which the 1,124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1991

Top 20 records on 4 March 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1991	Enosburg Falls, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	69 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1991	Goshen, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1991	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1991	Buchanan, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1991	Dansville, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Doyle, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Gasquet Rs, US	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Cosmorama, BR	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Doyle 4 SSE, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Avon, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Portageville 1N, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Macucos, BR	daily rain	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Ft Bidwell, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	113 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Pemberton, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Buena Vista, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Batavia, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Hemlock, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Bishop AP, US	monthly rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Albion, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1991	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	50 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1991. 1991 had 1,343 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 1991-03-04: 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 20	1,025
20 to 40	76
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1