Weather Records on 4 March 2003

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 March 2003. Highest significance: McCall, US.

Key Facts for 4 March 2003

On 4 March 2003, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 374 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 779 daily.
McCall set an all-time record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 4 March 2003.
Across 167 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 4 March 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 March 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McCall	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Allison	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chichijima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Masvingo	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Camfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lijing	China	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antalya	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jackman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 4 March 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 214, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 53, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 4 March 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	214
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	53
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 4 March 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 81, daily 779.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

627 broken records

Margins by which the 627 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 March 2003

Top 20 records on 4 March 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 March 2003	McCall, US	all-time rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	74 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2003	Ft Madison, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2003	Allison, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	78 years	68 of 100 (Major)
4 March 2003	Cornwall, US	monthly low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Woodstock, US	monthly low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Cooperstown, US	monthly low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Chichijima, JP	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Kurilsk, RU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Morrison, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Lawrence, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Grand Portage, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Addison, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Waverly, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	98 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Taunton, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	W Pt, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Escanaba, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	118 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Middle Dam, US	monthly low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
4 March 2003	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	118 years	42 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 2003. 2003 had 861 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	610
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1