Weather Records on 4 March 1994

959 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1994. Highest significance: Torrens Creek Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 4 March 1994

On 4 March 1994, 959 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
499 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 903 daily.
Torrens Creek Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 4 March 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

959 stations

959 station records on 4 March 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.6 mm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ermida	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nellore	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kuantan	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banchory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marechal Floriano (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsport Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Calvinia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

959 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 274, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 225, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 62, Deepest snow cover 136.

Records on 4 March 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	274
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	225
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	62
Deepest snow cover	136

Records on 4 March 1994 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 34, daily 903.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 711.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1994

Top 20 records on 4 March 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1994	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1994	Bareilly, IN	monthly rain	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1994	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	107.1 mm (4.2 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1994	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	63 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1994	Hardwick, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1994	Ipswich, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1994	N Creek 5 SE, US	all-time snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1994	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Luray 5 E, US	daily snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Prairie Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	State College, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Gloversville, US	daily snowfall	54.6 cm (21.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Hughenden Post Office, AU	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Frankfort Lock 19, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Chelsea, US	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	all-time snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Hope, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1994	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1994. 1994 had 959 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 100	622
100 to 200	51
200 to 300	17
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1