Weather Records on 3 March 2004

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 March 2004. Highest significance: Steele 4N, US.

Key Facts for 3 March 2004

On 3 March 2004, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
418 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 727 daily.
Steele 4N set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 March 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1804 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 3 March 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 March 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Potosi 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Paraburdoo Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dedari	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River #2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mouroubra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katta Barega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Opheim 12 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tamanrasset	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	Syria	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Divisaderos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Acambay	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Avon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carbo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Querobabi	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Cajon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sullivan	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 3 March 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 251, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 189, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 March 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	251
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	189
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 March 2004 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 727.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

581 broken records

Margins by which the 581 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 March 2004

Top 20 records on 3 March 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 March 2004	Steele 4N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	99 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2004	Potosi 4 SW, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	107 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2004	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2004	Springfield, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 March 2004	El-Golea, DZ	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Paraburdoo Aero, AU	monthly rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Dedari, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Mininer, AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Powder River #2, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Wonganoo, AU	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Wittenoom Hills, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Siwa, EG	daily high max	38.8 C (101.8 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Lindsay 2 W, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	6.6 C (43.9 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Turee Creek, AU	daily rain	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 2004	Mouroubra, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	53 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

1804 to 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1804 to 2004. 2004 had 778 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-03 in each year
Year	Records
1804	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1845	3
1846	3
1850	1
1851	2
1852	1
1853	1
1859	2
1862	2
1863	1
1866	1
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1875	1
1877	2
1878	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	8
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1895	2
1896	6
1897	6
1898	4
1899	3
1900	9
1901	10
1902	8
1903	14
1904	9
1905	21
1906	24
1907	6
1908	7
1909	32
1910	6
1911	13
1912	73
1913	34
1914	24
1915	18
1916	36
1917	60
1918	61
1919	76
1920	56
1921	138
1922	56
1923	280
1924	83
1925	406
1926	152
1927	143
1928	79
1929	173
1930	203
1931	259
1932	279
1933	143
1934	504
1935	248
1936	265
1937	187
1938	455
1939	179
1940	300
1941	819
1942	454
1943	1,533
1944	366
1945	649
1946	530
1947	761
1948	449
1949	266
1950	780
1951	1,006
1952	810
1953	668
1954	480
1955	884
1956	669
1957	261
1958	247
1959	360
1960	2,276
1961	650
1962	568
1963	309
1964	794
1965	835
1966	949
1967	520
1968	697
1969	395
1970	705
1971	888
1972	1,141
1973	557
1974	1,849
1975	534
1976	1,611
1977	949
1978	1,504
1979	1,037
1980	1,741
1981	642
1982	968
1983	1,676
1984	378
1985	740
1986	987
1987	1,497
1988	1,081
1989	1,443
1990	775
1991	1,169
1992	1,354
1993	607
1994	1,574
1995	1,234
1996	693
1997	1,704
1998	957
1999	1,187
2000	1,049
2001	903
2002	1,880
2003	876
2004	778
2005	727
2006	604
2007	888
2008	917
2009	1,671
2010	685
2011	677
2012	866
2013	719
2014	2,301
2015	543
2016	545
2017	315
2018	516
2019	1,795
2020	678
2021	553
2022	962
2023	809
2024	1,359
2025	695
2026	970

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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	563
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1