Weather Records on 4 March 1999

990 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 1999. Highest significance: Elmira, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 1999

On 4 March 1999, 990 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
317 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 957 daily.
Elmira set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 4 March 1999.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

990 stations

990 station records on 4 March 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elmira	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Wellsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Angelica	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newark	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pedrinhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itaju Do Colonia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albright	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrabah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-de-Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norrveda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norrby_S	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harstena	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Itauninhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	143.6 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Romao (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
University of Queensland Gatto	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albright	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	56.6 cm (22.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Redbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

990 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 164, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 496, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 4 March 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	164
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	496
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 4 March 1999 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 30, daily 957.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

869 broken records

Margins by which the 869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 850.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 1999

Top 20 records on 4 March 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 1999	Elmira, US	monthly rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	99 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
4 March 1999	Wellsboro, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	89 years	76 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1999	Angelica, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	67 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1999	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1999	Newark, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
4 March 1999	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Lewisburg 3 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Kellogg, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Flat Top, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Pedrinhas, BR	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	"Kageon" Dawes, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Grandfather Mtn, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Itaju Do Colonia, BR	daily rain	80.9 mm (3.2 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 1999	Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	76 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1999. 1999 had 990 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 1999-03-04: 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 200	861
200 to 400	6
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1